Install Google Earth in Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin)

This brief and simple tutorial shows you how to install Google Earth in Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin). This is going to be short and easy, and if you ever wanted to correctly install Google Earth in Ubuntu, then follow the below steps carefully.

Without wasting anymore of your time, lets’ get going.

Objectives:

  • Install Google Earth in Ubuntu 12.04
  • Enjoy!

To get started, press Ctrl – Alt – T on your keyboard to open Terminal. When Terminal opens, run the commands below to download the current version of Google Earth.

wget http://dl.google.com/dl/earth/client/current/google-earth-stable_current_i386.deb

 

google_earth_precise_1

 

Next, run the commands below to install Google Earth.

sudo dpkg -i google-earth-stable_current_i386.deb

 

google_earth_precise_2

 

If you receive errors after running the above commands because of missing dependencies, run the commands below to force the installation and to install all dependencies.

sudo apt-get install -f

 

google_earth_precise_3

 

Enjoy!

 

google_earth_precise

 

For 64-bit systems, download Google Earth 64-bit from here and follow the guide above to install it.

wget http://dl.google.com/dl/earth/client/current/google-earth-stable_current_amd64.deb
10 comments on “Install Google Earth in Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin)”
  1. izzy says:
    February 16, 2013 at 1:56 PM

    Thanks! You are the Man!

    Reply
  2. scolock says:
    February 25, 2013 at 8:59 PM

    You Rock!

    Like a Boss!

    Reply
  3. krisu says:
    February 26, 2013 at 4:40 AM

    Thanks for the installation guide but it does not work for me. Google earth crashes upon startup giving out error messages: Major Version 7
    Minor Version 0
    Build Number 0002
    Build Date Dec 13 2012
    Build Time 17:54:43
    OS Type 3
    OS Major Version 3
    OS Minor Version 2
    OS Build Version 0
    OS Patch Version 0
    Crash Signal 11
    Crash Time 1361874971
    Up Time 1.04088

    Stacktrace from glibc:
    ./libgoogleearth_free.so(+0x1e9fab)[0x3d5fab]
    ./libgoogleearth_free.so(+0x1ea1f3)[0x3d61f3]
    [0x759400]

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    Google Earth has caught signal 11.

    We apologize for the inconvenience, but Google Earth has crashed.
    This is a bug in the program, and should never happen under normal
    circumstances. A bug report and debugging data have been written
    to this text file:

    Any Ideas what to do? I have Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.

    Thanks.

    Reply
    • richie tabhu says:
      February 27, 2013 at 10:03 AM

      1. Open a terminal window (CTRL+ALT T)

      2. For the 32 bit type

      sudo apt-get install lsb-core
      cd /tmp
      wget -c http://goo.gl/YEqTf -O google-earth-stable_i386.deb
      sudo dpkg -i google-earth-stable_i386.deb

      3. For the 64 bit v

      sudo apt-get install lsb-core
      cd /tmp
      wget -c http://goo.gl/t6E3i -O google-earth-stable_amd64.deb
      sudo dpkg -i google-earth-stable_amd64.deb

      Reply
  4. Cleto says:
    March 4, 2013 at 4:30 PM

    Thank you very much for your help!
    It is very wonderful to find in the web people like you, who helps other people with lesser knowledge, like me.
    From Buenos Aires, Argentina: cheers and have a nice day. Thank you.
    Cleto

    Reply
  5. Belka says:
    March 28, 2013 at 4:52 PM

    Nice man. Thanks! ;)

    Reply
  6. ça?lar says:
    April 6, 2013 at 7:34 AM

    Thank you very much for your support…

    Reply
  7. Klaus says:
    April 8, 2013 at 3:15 PM

    This worked all without a hitch, but how do I start Google Earth??
    Either me or my computer must be a bit doff! :-(

    Reply
  8. Garry Kanter says:
    April 20, 2013 at 12:07 PM

    I didn’t notice the 64 bit instructions until I had already installed the 32 bit.

    Google Earth showed up in my menus, but wouldn’t run.

    Then I did my best to install the 64 bit.

    Google Earth still shows up in the menus, once, but still nothing happens when I click it.

    Reply
  9. Santos Dizon says:
    May 20, 2013 at 8:20 PM

    I installed Google earth on Ubuntu 12.04. When I run it I am not seeing the satellite images of the earth. I do get the boundaries, the streets even 3D buildings. What am I missing.

    Reply

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