I'd say, Derek, you're half right. :)
GEarth works well on Linux as long as you have a
decent video card. If not, then you'll have
problems. Mind you, you'll have problems on
Winders if the card has low specs.
Taken straight from the GE site:
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Regarding Linux, Google Earth has been tested on
Ubuntu version 6.06, but certainly works on
others. Hardware requirements include:
* CPU: 500Mhz, Pentium 3
* System Memory (RAM): 256MB RAM
* Hard Disk: 500MB free space
* Network Speed: 128 Kbits/sec
* Graphics Card: 3D-capable with 16MB of VRAM
* Screen: 1024x768, "16-bit High Color" screen"
Please make sure your system has
properly-configured OpenGL drivers. If Google
Earth appears to be slow and unresponsive, it is
likely that your system needs different video
drivers.
http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/
**********************
Now, compare it with what the same page says about
Mac and Windows:
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To use Google Earth on a Windows PC, you must have
at least the following:
* Operating System: Windows 2000, Windows XP,
Windows Vista
* CPU: 500Mhz, Pentium 3
* System Memory (RAM): 256MB minimum, 512MB
recommended
* Hard Disk: 400MB free space
* Network Speed: 128 Kbits/sec
* Graphics Card: 3D-capable with 16MB of VRAM
* Screen: 1024x768, "16-bit High Color" screen
* DirectX 9 (to run in Direct X mode)
* For better performance, see Recommended
Configuration.
To use Google Earth on a Mac, you must have at
least the following:
* Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4 or later
* CPU: G4 CPU, 1GHz or faster
* System Memory (RAM): 256MB minimum, 512MB
recommended
* Hard Disk: 400MB free space
* Network Speed: 128 Kbits/sec
* Graphics Card: 3D-capable with 32MB of VRAM
* Screen: 1024x768, "Thousands of Colors"
* For better performance, see Recommended
Configuration
***************************
Interestingly, for the other OSs, the specs listed
as the minimum required are higher.
It's possible the drivers are not installed for
the vid card, the card is too weak...or the
drivers are not particularly good under Linux
because the company could care less about its
customers.
Regards,
Patrick
derek wrote:
> Maybe Google earth is not very suitable for linux.If you doubt your
> old video card caused that problem,you can try Windows version to
> confirm it.
>
> On Dec 26, 2:24 am, "[email protected]"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I installed Google Earth, but when I launch it, my session ends and I
>> have to login again.
>>
>> Is it maybe because my video card is a bit old ? Is it normal that I
>> have to login again because it crashes ?
>>
>> thanks
> >
>
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