Ubuntu – How to install Google Earth on Ubuntu

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I love the Google Earth program in windows, but what does it take to get it to run in Linux and on Ubuntu?

Best Answer

To install Google Earth, just press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open Terminal. When it opens, run the command(s) below:

For 32bit:

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

For 64bit:

wget https://dl.google.com/dl/earth/client/current/google-earth-stable_current_amd64.deb

Once the download is done, just run the 2 commands below:

sudo dpkg -i google-earth-stable*.deb
sudo apt-get -f install

Once installed, you can run it multiple ways:

  1. Launch the software from the Dash.

  2. Press Alt and F2 and type google-earth.

  3. Open a terminal and type google-earth &.

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