Install Google Earth in Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal)
Here’s a quick tutorial that shows you how to install Google Earth in Ubuntu 12.10 easily. With Google Earth, you can fly anywhere on earth to view satellite imagery, maps and terrain, 3D buildings from your computer.
It’s cool and this brief tutorial is going to show you how to install it in Ubuntu 12.10.
Objectives:
- Install Google Earth in Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal)
- Enjoy!
To get started, press Ctrl – Alt – T on your keyboard to open the terminal. When it opens, run the commands below to download Google Earth 32-bit.
wget http://dl.google.com/dl/earth/client/current/google-earth-stable_current_i386.deb
Next, run the commands below to install Google Earth
sudo dpkg -i google-earth*
If you get an error (which happens in 99% of the time), immediately run the commands below.
sudo apt-get install -f
Enjoy!
To install 64-bit version, run the commands below to download it.
wget http://dl.google.com/dl/earth/client/current/google-earth-stable_current_amd64.deb
I have tried this installation twice, same result. Google Earth only shows a skeleton globe with lines following the outlines of the continents. This is useless!
Tried again, same result. Useless.
After “sudo apt-get install -f”, how do I start Google Earth?
Okay, details: Using Lubuntu 12.10,
I got errors on “sudo dpkg…”, and “apt-get install -f” removes the google-earth-stable package.
If I try to install from the official website, I read something like “dependencies” and “lsb-core (>= 3.2)”.
What to do?
Works perfect, thanks!
no go .It brings up software centre google e and offers reinstall which it also will not do
Worked a treat in 12.10 Kubuntu 64bit. Thanks for the tips, much appreciated. Did not have to revert to force (-f) option.