GE problems

[Gene Heskett]

On Thursday 01 November 2012 21:11:05 NoOp did opine:

> On 10/31/2012 09:29 PM, Gene Heskett wrote:
> > On Thursday 01 November 2012 00:24:37 NoOp did opine:
> ...
> 
> >> Here, I'll post it again:
> >> ====
> >> Download the .deb and install:
> >> 
> >> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GoogleEarth
> >> 
> >>   http://www.google.com/earth/download/ge/agree.html
> >> 
> >> ====
> >> 
> >> *Read* the link and follow the instructions. Please don't come back
> >> with "I believe that is probably what synaptic has pulled in twice
> >> now".
> > 
> > The version numbers matched, what other conclusion should I have
> > reached?
> 
> No. If you install the .deb from the link I provided the version would
> be version 7, not version 5.
> 
> >> Either take the advise of those that have taken their time to try and
> >> assist you or not. But don't waste my (our) time by not even
> >> testing/trying/reading/ what has been suggested.
> >> 
> >> How hard can that be? If you've a problem with the .debs from the
> >> link https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GoogleEarth /
> >> http://www.google.com/earth/download/ge/agree.html that were provided
> >> for you, then by all means come back & say "thanks, I've tried that,
> >> it didn't work and here are the result details". If you can't then
> >> I'd suggest the Ubuntu Forums instead...
> > 
> > I went thru that process error free except for the fussing about the
> > LibreOffice menu stuffs, and it still runs from the menu, exactly as
> > before it appears.  From the about box:
> > 
> > Google Earth
> > 5.1.3533.1731
> > Build Date
> > Nov 11, 2009
> > Build Time
> > 4:39:12 pm
> > Renderer
> > OpenGL
> > Operating System
> > Linux (2.6.32.0)
> > Video Driver
> > Mesa Project
> > Max Texture Size
> > 4096x4096
> > Server
> > kh.google.com
> > 
> > Is this correct?
> 
> No. That is the medibuntu version. The .deb that is available is:
> 
> $ apt-cache policy google-earth-stable
> google-earth-stable:
>   Installed: 7.0.1.8244-r0
>   Candidate: 7.0.1.8244-r0
>   Version table:
>  *** 7.0.1.8244-r0 0
>         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>      6.0.3.2197-r0 0
>         500 http://dl.google.com/linux/earth/deb/ stable/main i386
> Packages
> 
> 32bit version:
> google-earth-stable_current_i386.deb
> 64bit version:
> google-earth-stable_current_amd64.deb
> 
> However, I think it is probably easier if you set up the dl.google.com
> repository and then you can install from synaptic or apt-get. The
> current version there is 6.0.3.2197-r0 0:
> 
> $ apt-cache policy google-earth-stable
> google-earth-stable:
>   Installed: 6.0.3.2197-r0
>   Candidate: 6.0.3.2197-r0
>   Version table:
>  *** 6.0.3.2197-r0 0
>         500 http://dl.google.com/linux/earth/deb/ stable/main i386
> Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
> 
> BTW: that version works better for me than 7. I've found that 7 is buggy
> in the 32bit version (doesn't yet do overylays properly), and crashes in
> the 64bit version. So here is what I recommend:
> 
> 1. Purge any GE install that you have now: use synaptic & select
> 'remove'all.
> 2. Disable the medibuntu repository: again use synaptic
> Settings|Repositories|Other Software
> *uncheck* the medibuntu repository. That way you can easily go back and
> 'check' it if you wish to return to that version.
> 3. Exit synaptic and open a terminal. Then (these are all one line):
> 
> $ wget -q -O - https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub |
> sudo apt-key add -
> $ sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://dl.google.com/linux/earth/deb/ stable
> main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google.list'
> $ sudo apt-get update
> $ sudo apt-get install google-earth-stable
> $ google-earth %f

I was doing pretty good till I got to the install:
root at coyote:~# apt-get install google-earth-stable
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
google-earth-stable is already the newest version.
So I opened up synaptic & refreshed it, google-earth is a version 6 
something.  I nuked it, and will put it back in.

That actually works with the f% placeholder from the cli!
And the about says:

Google Earth
6.0.3.2197
Build Date
5/13/2011
Build Time
5:16:07 pm
Renderer
OpenGL
Operating System
Linux (2.6.32.0)
Video Driver
Mesa Project
Max Texture Size
4096x4096
Server
kh.google.com

I expect I'll have to fix the menu though, this is ubuntu 10-04.4 LTS with 
just enough kde installed to run kmail.  I may be the only one on the 
planet doing that but I've been using kde and kmail since about '98, old 
dogs (78) & new tricks yadda yadda.

Recent updates to qt4 seem to have broken dbus, but that is another thread 
I already posted about.

This worked, and I thank you very very much NoOp, whoever you are. :)

Cheers, Gene
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