How to Install Google Earth in Ubuntu
How to Install Google Earth in Ubuntu 16.04
Google Earth is a virtual globe, map and geographical information application. It is collaberated with the satellite imagery, geographic information system (GIS), and aerial photography to set a 3D globe. Installation of Google Earth in Ubuntu 16.04 is explained in this article.
To install Google Earth
Download the google earth installation package from its official site,
https://www.google.com/earth/download/
Accept the license agreement. Select the type of download package and click Agree and download.
Open the downloaded directory and install google earth.
root@user1:/home/user1# cd Downloads/
root@user1:/home/user1/Downloads# ll
total 45308
drwxr-xr-x 2 user1 user1 4096 Jul 30 04:57 ./
drwxr-xr-x 16 user1 user1 4096 Jul 30 04:20 ../
-rw-rw-r-- 1 user1 user1 46385468 Jul 30 04:57 google-earth-stable\_current\_amd64.deb
root@user1:/home/user1/Downloads# dpkg -i google-earth-stable\_current\_amd64.deb
Selecting previously unselected package google-earth-stable.
(Reading database ... 208788 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack google-earth-stable\_current\_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking google-earth-stable (7.1.4.1529-r0) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of google-earth-stable:
google-earth-stable depends on lsb-core (>= 3.2); however:
Package lsb-core is not installed.
dpkg: error processing package google-earth-stable (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-6ubuntu3) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu5) ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.3~bzr0+16.04.20160415-0ubuntu1) ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
google-earth-stable
During installation if dependency error occurs, run the following command to solve it.
root@user1:/home/user1/Downloads# apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
…
….
Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19) ...
Processing triggers for systemd (229-4ubuntu4) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu3) ...
Now repeat the installation again.
root@user1:/home/user1/Downloads# dpkg -i google-earth-stable\_current\_amd64.deb
(Reading database ... 210322 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack google-earth-stable\_current\_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking google-earth-stable (7.1.4.1529-r0) over (7.1.4.1529-r0) ...
Setting up google-earth-stable (7.1.4.1529-r0) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-6ubuntu3) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu5) ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.3~bzr0+16.04.20160415-0ubuntu1) ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ...
To open google earth application run the following command.
root@user1:/home/user1/Downloads# google-earth
3D buiding view
Roads
Weather
Sightseeing tour
Rotation option
Zoom in and Zoom out
Q
Can I use my own proprietary imagery and vector data?
A
Yes. Earth Engine enables you to upload your own raster and vector data (e.g. GeoTIFF or Shape files) for analysis.
Q
How much does it cost?
A
Earth Engine is free for research, education, and nonprofit use
Q
Does Earth Engine work with my existing tools?
A
Imagery and data from other tools may be imported into Earth Engine for analysis. Any analysis performed in Earth Engine can be downloaded for use by other tools.
Q
Should I display my Earth Engine results on a Google Map?
A
You are free to display Earth Engine results in any mapping platform.
Q
How can I share/publish/etc. the results of my analysis?
A
We encourage you to share your results. You can share your results and analysis scripts directly with other Earth Engine users, or you can simply download and share them as you would any other data.