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Google's virtual globe application that allows users to view 3D buildings, imagery, terrain, any other information stored in KML files.

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Uninstall google earth pro redux

Installed google earth pro and cannot find any solution on how to totally purge this from my ubuntu Jammy system. All the instructions and help are for google earth stable, not pro. I need to ...
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Google Earth Pro crashes on Ubuntu when updating KML file

I'm currently working on a code inwhich a KML file is created to start Google Earth Pro(GEP) with given input. The output(an screenshot) is then shown in a browser(via tornado). When values are ...
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Google Earth Pro Returns Unknown Graphics Card And Will Not Launch 18.04 [closed]

I have downloaded Google Earth Pro 7.3.3 deb file and installed the software. On execution I get an error message that the graphics card is not recognized. I did uninstall an earlier (unknown) ...
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Google Earth looking choppy on Kubuntu 20.04

I just installed Google Earth (V 7.3.3.7786 64bit) on my Notebook running Kubuntu 20.04.1. However, the maps look strangely scrambled and choppy, such as in this screenshot: The same issue occurs ...
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Where is Google Earth Pro installed in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS [duplicate]

I installed Google Earth Pro using the .deb package. Now I am struggling to find where it is installed. Where do .deb packages get installed in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS?
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Unable to start google earth pro on 20.04

I installed Google earth pro stable on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. But when I start up the Google earth, it stuck after welcome tips dialogue. No earth, no map can be seen.
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What to do with KEYEXPIRED 1555048520 on updating Google Chrome and Earth repositories?

When I run sudo apt-get update on my fully updated Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS I get the following errors about Google repositories: $ sudo apt update ... Err:20 http://dl.google.com/linux/earth/deb stable ...
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Google Earth says "Cannot Connect to Server"

I have Google Earth Pro version 7.3.2.5495 (64-bit) installed using Synaptic Package Manager under Ubuntu 18.04, Gnome Desktop. It works fine most of the time, but typically after being up for a ...
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Google Earth Pro on 18.01.1 not opening GPX files

I'm having a problem where Google Earth Pro is unable to open a GPX file, i.e. a file from my GPS unit. It can open KML/KMZ files without issue. I'm running the latest updates on 18.01.1 and the ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 Google-earth launch problem

Having just installed 18.04 (upgraded from new 16.04 install) and google-earth. I can only launch Google-earth from, and runs in, the terminal, there is just a blank icon on the launchpad which can be ...
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Options for uninstalling a package when apt and dpkg dont work?

I had problems with Google Earth, so I followed this link's recommendations, which had me installing the googleearth-package package. I'm new to Ubuntu, so mid installation I got cold feet (not really ...
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Lubuntu 16.04 LTS Workspaces Missing

Using Lubuntu 16.04 LTS. Was working perfectly. Then I installed the following dependencies: lsb-base lsb-core lsb-invalid-mta Then installed the latest version of Google Earth for the OS from ....
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Failed to fetch Google Earth 32-bit

Running sudo apt update, I got this error: W: Failed to fetch http://dl.google.com/linux/earth/deb/dists/stable/Release Unable to find expected entry 'main/binary-i386/Packages' in Release file (...
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Initial launch of installed software

Google Earth was installed using this procedure on 16.10. What is the file to invoke from the command line to launch the application? UPDATE Found a script that should be used to invoke the ...
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Google Earth does not show any map

I have the same problem as is described here but that question does not have an answer and its OP does not seem like they will ever answer the arisen questions. I installed google-earth-pro-...
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Google Earth has a screen glitch, and copies the background [duplicate]

I installed google earth, using the 32bit google-earth-pro.deb for linux from google's website. Since then, however, I've had a repeating error: Whenever I open google earth, the it copies my ...
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Installing google Earth Pro on 16.04 LTS [duplicate]

I would like to install Google Earth Pro on Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS. I can download the .DEB file from here. This is the correct file for my processor. I can open the file in the Ubuntu software ...
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Map is not full screen in Google Earth Pro

I have installed Google Earth Pro 7.3.0.3830 (64-bit) on my Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. When I launch Google Earth Pro, map is shown in very small window. I have un-installed and re-installed but the problem ...
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How to open an xml file on google earth using a shell command

I have embedded a shell script within a python script to open a xml file with google earth. But google earth throws an error saying it can't read the file but, i am able to open it manually with ...
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Google Earth Installation x64 (Xenial) lsb-core [closed]

Google Earth x86 64 bit Architecture Installation Troubleshoot depends on lsb-core (>= 3.2) If you had these issues Package lsb-core is not available, but is referred to by another package. ...
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Xubuntu Xenial Google Earth can not recognize graphics card

I have two computers executing Xubuntu Xenial 32 bits GeForce 7025 Graphics Processor. NVIDIA Driver Version:304.132 Since yesterday, Google Earth ,it was running perfectly crash, informing: can not ...
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Google earth repository

I use sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://dl.google.com/linux/earth/deb/ stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-earth.list' then wget -q -O - https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/...
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Google Earth 64bit won't start on Ubuntu 16.04

lsb-core is installed. the problem looks like this: andre@loke:~$ google-earth /usr/bin/google-earth: 43: /usr/bin/google-earth: ./googleearth-bin: not found
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Lubuntu 32-bit, How to get Panoramio images to work in Google Earth

I'm running Lubuntu 14.04 on a 32-bit ThinkPad T60. As a matter of course, Panoramio images won't show up in Google Earth; all solutions (one, really) around the Web concern 64-bit Linux. Is there a ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 Google earth 64 starts initial screen appears then quits

I have tried everything listed on this site. Hers is my crash log: Major Version 7 Minor Version 1 Build Number 0004 Build Date Mar 30 2015 Build Time 22:42:31 OS Type 3 OS Major Version 3 OS Minor ...
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Unable to install Google Earth on Ubuntu 16.04 64bit

Make sure the lsb-core package is installed! Open a terminal from Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal (in the Panel) or from the Dash (in new Unity desktop) and type (or copy-paste) the following ...
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Google-Earth will not launch and autometically quit

i have install Google earth version 7.1.4 in Ubuntu 15.10, when am going to run this application it is automatically quit i have tried to remove it configuration file from "~/.googleearth" when i ...
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Google Earth graphics card problem in Ubuntu 14.04 64bit

I am struggling to get Google Earth working properly in Ubuntu 14.04 64bit. The program opens correctly and does not crash, as many report over the web. But it has trouble working with the graphics ...
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Google earth dependancy problems

~$ sudo apt-get install libfontconfig1:i386 libx11-6:i386 libxrender1:i386 libxext6:i386 libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 libglu1-mesa:i386 libglib2.0-0:i386 libsm6:i386 Reading package lists... Done Building ...
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Google-earth has stop running

When run from Terminal I get this Failed to load "/opt/google/earth/free/libmeasure.so" because "/opt/google/earth/free/libmeasure.so: cannot open shared object file: Too many open files" Failed to ...
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Uninstalling Google Earth. Something that I can't find anywhere in the web

I usually don't ask for help unless I really can't find the answer myself. So, I'll explain where I got into. I installed the Google Earth using this: wget http://dl.google.com/earth/client/current/...
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Google Earth .amd64 14.04 Trusty Tahr

I want to get Google Earth, and whenever I try an installer it just says The setup program seems to have failed on amd64. Fatal error, installer failed to run at all! ...
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Blank white image balloons in Google Earth

I've asked this a long time ago and never got an answer, but that was a different version of Ubuntu on a different machine. Now I'm running 14.04 on a ThinkPad T60, and still have the issue: when I ...
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Google Earth 64-bit heavily pixelated in 14.04 LTS

I installed Google Earth 64-bit on 14.04 LTS using commands at the following link: http://www.webupd8.org/2014/04/install-google-earth-in-ubuntu-1404.html The application would open but only display ...
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how do I get Google-earth to work on 12.04?

I have followed exactly the precise instructions from JoKeR (March 2012)--removed all previous g-e files, downloaded and installed the current one. No change at all: the logo appears, and vanishes ...
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Google Earth crashes when opened

I recently downloaded the Google Earth .deb file for 64-bit from here. And I installed it with: sudo dpkg -i google-earth-stable_current_amd64.deb And I of course also installed all of the other ...
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Why there is no google earth 7.1.5 for Ubuntu? [closed]

Got a mail from google stating that that "after May 29, 2015, OAuth 1.0 will no longer be supported and Google Earth versions 7.1.4 or earlier will not be able to authenticate to GME." But no update ...
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How to make Google Earth stable in Ubuntu 14.04.2 64 bit?

Does Google Earth run stable in Ubuntu 14.04.2 64 bit at your system? I have Ubuntu 14.04.2 64 bit and Google Earth 64 bit runs unstable. It will not start properly. The start screen appears, but once ...
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Google Earth stops immediately after startup

Are there more people who have problems with Google Earth 64-bit? I am an enthusiastic Ubuntu user. I have Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS 64 bit. I have the Google Earth 64 bit deb file downloaded from https://...
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How do I install Google Earth Pro on 14.04?

I signed myself up for a license to use Google Earth Pro and downloaded the GoogleEarthLinux.bin file. Tried to install it using sudo sh GoogleEarthLinux.bin from terminal. This resulted in: ...
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Google earth plug in for Ubuntu

I have a question. Is there any way to run google earth plug in in linux (Ubuntu, Lubuntu,...). Thanks
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Google Earth not install on 14.04

I'm trying to install Google Earth on Ubuntu 14.04 and get the following error. The problem show up using dpkg -i to install the .deb downloades from Google site, beside I tested with Ubuntu Software ...
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Google earth installation problem [duplicate]

I have tried to install google earth as indicated here http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Saucy_Maps_and_GPS but now I have this problem: sudo dpkg -i googleearth_6.0.3.2197+1.0-1_amd64.deb ...
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Google Earth-Unsupported graphics card

I've just installed Google Earth on my PC,which runs Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. When I open Google Earth,a window pop-ups and says:"Unsupported Graphics Card Your graphics card does nor meet the minimum spec ...
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Google Earth Is Not Working

I am using ubuntu 12.04 lts and i want to install google earth so I went onto it's official site and downloaded the 64bit.deb package. When i typed: sudo apt-get install google-earth-stable In the ...
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How Do I Search In Google Earth?

I am using ubuntu 12.04lts and i just installed google earth. I tried to search japan so I typed Tokyo. Japan it resulted in Did I do something wrong? Please tell me
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Google Earth won't launch on Xubuntu 13.10

I just tried to install Google Earth on my new Xubuntu 13.10 installation. 64-bit fails anyway because of missing ia32-libs, but the 32-bit edition installs fine. It just reports an error if I try to ...
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Installing Google Earth in a 64-bit system

ok. solved the problem with lib-core now I get this error. jacob@jacob-desktop:~$ sudo -s dpkg -i google-earth-stable_current_amd64.deb Selecting previously unselected package google-earth-stable. (...
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Ubuntu 13.10 64bit issue with broken dependencies [duplicate]

I've been trying to install google earth and get these dependency issues related to lsb-core. When I try to install lsb-core I get more dependency issues with it. jacob@jacob-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get ...
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Google earth installation in Ubuntu 13.10 fail [duplicate]

I followed the instructions found in this site with no success. Here is the terminal window: pierpaolo1942@ubuntuhome:~$ wget http://dl.google.com/dl/earth/client/current/google-earth-...
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