Googleearth
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To Install Google Earth
Video Requirements:
First you need to have 3D graphics card and direct rendering running correctly
Enter this command in the konsole to check (you should get a 'yes'):
glxinfo | grep 'direct rendering'
Installation Method 1: Synaptic
Goto Synaptic and install the googleearth-package.
Once you've installed googleearth-package, create a new directory called Googleearth-package (or whatever else you want to call it).
Open a konsole in that new directory and issue the following command
make-googleearth-package
This will download the most recent GoogleEarthLinux.bin script from http://earth.google.com .
It will then extract the binary from the script and build it into a debian package named googleearth_XXXX.XXX.deb (where xxxx.xxx is the current version)
When the package has completed building install it with either dpkg -i *.deb or use Kpackage (File >>> Open and choose the googleearth_XXXX.XXX.deb file.
Installation Method 2: Direct Download
Go right to google earth website and download the linux generic version.
open the folder where it downloaded to and hit f4 which will open a konsole , I found if you type su and do this as root you can install into the /opt partition .
./and then whatever the complete name is to install
after it installs close all the folders konsole or whatever is open...
the desktop icon will be on roots desktop but thats ok stay as the user and open a konsole and type googleearth to start the program ...if this works then we can work on getting it into the menu or on the desktop
Reference: http://mepislovers.org/forums/showthread.php?t=16240
