Linux & Google Earth.

[#1]

Has anyone on the forum using Linux managed to get Google Earth fully working without errors.

From the official repositories it gets 3.5 marks out of 5 and the Linux forums suggest others have had various problems, so does anyone use it and have you got it fully working.

[#2]

The web browser version works for basic maps & limited views of potential house purchases.

Usually good enough for investigating the number of yellow lines on the road.

[#3]

I'm running 7.1.8.3036 (the later versions didn't run) with Opensuse 13.2 and that requires 2 starts to get going (ever since I loaded then removed a later version). The only usage problem I see is that it does not exit "streetview" cleanly and requires a repeat "search" to overcome that.

I'm about to setup opensuse 42.3 when I can try 7.3.0.3830 (or later).

Phil

[#4]

Thanks for the responses.

@VileReynard  can you enlarge on the ' Web browser version'

Do you just mean go on to the Google Earth link, download it and install direct to Linux ( Mint 18.3)  or do you mean install from the repository ?

Thanks

[#5 · Accepted solution]

Web app: requires Chrome browser.

[#6]

Hi

I am using Mint Linux 18.3 Mate 64 Bit , I downloaded the latest version of Google Earth from Google , then right clicked and selected " Open with Gdebi package installer " . All dependencies were installed and it it runs perfectly on my Laptop and my Desktop

Version downloaded was :  Google Earth Pro Stable Current 64 Deb .

Ken

[#7]

I have no problems with https://www.google.co.uk/maps/ in Firefox.

Don't need to install anything.

[#8]

We don't have problems like this on Windows

[#9]

We don't have problems like this on Windows.

I fail to understand your comment .

I downloaded.

Clicked install

Then ran the program 

Pray tell me how that is any different to how it is done in Windows .

Ken

[#10]

On Windows you download from an uncertified source.

[#11]

Uncertified? - Really?

[#12]

You appear to have downloaded from a website before checking whether the website could be trusted.

[#13]

Has a green padlock, SSL certificate, it's good.

The repository you download from could also be spoofed but you're not worried about that are you!

[#14]

I came on here to possibly help the OP and now there seems to be a War going on , I do not know if any of this is aimed at me , what the heck is wrong with you lot why don't you row up .

Confused of Hampshire

[#15]

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@kendo47 wrote:

I do not know if any of this is aimed at me , what the heck is wrong with you lot why don't you row up .

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Nope, not aimed at you so don't go getting all upset about it and telling us to "row" up lol.

You're new here so before you start giving out the orders, why don't you just chill for a bit eh?

What you don't realise is that on this forum we have a long standing tradition. Linux users poke fun at Windows users. Windows users poke back at Linux users. It's all done as a bit of fun and nothing more.

vilerenayard/fox/foxofdoom/evilfoxofdoom/all_the_others often likes to make things slightly interesting though hence my reply to him but even he knows that this is not any sort of war as you suggest.

Welcome to the forum by the way