Google Earth Install

Gilles Gravier Gilles at Gravier.org
Fri May 18 07:04:34 UTC 2007


Working like a charm, here!

Clean Feisty install on Toshiba Tecra M2 (32 bit pentium). Enabled the 
visual effects, which triggered the automatic download of the 
proprietary accelerated drivers for the NVidia graphics accelerator.

Then installed the Medibuntu repository ( 
http://medibuntu.sos-sts.com/repository.php ) and selected Google Earth 
in the packages available through the package manager.

That's it. Not a single additional step. Pure vanila stuff.

Gilles.

W.D.McKinney wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: NoOp [mailto:glgxg at mfire.com]
> To:
> ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> Sent: Thu, 17 May 2007 17:58:40 -0800
> Subject:
> Re: Google Earth Install
>
>
>   
>> On 05/03/2007 07:56 PM, Jack Bowling wrote:
>>     
>>> On Thu, May 03, 2007 at 11:25:01AM -0700, NoOp wrote:
>>>       
>>>> On 05/03/2007 05:50 AM, Phil Pinkerton wrote:
>>>>         
>>>>> Geeze ... when I tried to run Google Earth ( feisty 7.04 amd64 updated)
>>>>>
>>>>> My system jumps to the login screen ??  Whoa not going there again.
>>>>>
>>>>> Probably due to FireFox 64bit.
>>>>>
>>>>> The race is on to get 64bit going I hope Ubuntu takes the lead.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>> Nope, it does it on a 32 bit feisty 7.04 as well. Just installed
>>>> (mediubuntu repos) and sure enough, right to the login screen.
>>>>
>>>> IBM Thinkpad A21M
>>>> Feisty 7.04
>>>> 650Mhz/256MB
>>>> ATI Rage Mobility P/M AGP 2x
>>>>         
>>> Before we get all carried away with negative reports, time for one "Google
>>> Earth working perfectly here" input. 32-bit Feisty on a measly Pentium
>>> III 700 MHz, too. Aging GeForce FX5500 video using the proprietary
>>> NVidia drivers. 
>>>
>>> My GE options are as follows in case it makes a difference:
>>>
>>> 3D View tab
>>>
>>> Detail Area = Medium
>>> Texture Colors = True Color, Compress = On
>>> Anisotropic Filtering = Off
>>> Labels/Icon Size = Medium
>>> Graphics Mode = normal (not safe mode)
>>> Show Lat/Long = UTM
>>> Show Elevation = meters, km
>>> Terrain Quality = 40%
>>> Elevation Exaggeration = 1 
>>> Overview Map:
>>> Map Size = 30%
>>> Zoom Relation = infinity
>>>
>>> The other settings are likely not relevant since it is genrally the 3d
>>> stuff that makes a difference.
>>>
>>> Jack
>>>
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>>       
>> Well, just tried it on a newly upgraded 7.04 2.2Ghz/512MB and the
>> results are exactly the same - crashes directly to the login screen.
>>
>>
>>
>>     
>
>
> Indeed. I have nice Ubuntu workstation and it locks up completely my entire system.
> So much for Google Earth.
>
> -Dee
>
>   

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