On Sat, 2018-12-08 at 21:59 -0600, Michael Barnes wrote: > On Sat, Dec 8, 2018 at 12:37 PM Tomas K <[email protected] > > > wrote: > > > I was kind of curious what is Google Earth. So .... > > > > I tried GEarth on bunch of Ubuntu installs both 16.04 and 18.04 > > I experienced no problems with GoogleEarth after doing following: > > 1. Download: > > wget -Nc https://dl.google.com/dl/earth/client/current/google-ea > > rth- > > pro-stable_current_amd64.deb > > <https://dl.google.com/dl/earth/client/current/google-earth-pro-sta > > ble_current_amd64.deb> > > You might need to visit https://www.google.com/earth/versions/ > > in > > browser > > 2. Install: > > sudo dpkg -i google-earth-pro-stable_current_amd64.deb > > (the installation added repository to > > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-earth-pro.list) > > So, it should be updating itself normally when running apt > > upgrade > > 3. Start it: > > google-earth-pro & > > It works as expected - according to Google's web screenshots. > > > > My Ubuntu installations are mostly default without any of odd bits > > and > > pieces of customization often discussed here. > > > > In terms of your issues I'd try to: > > * remove it and reinstall by: > > sudo apt remove google-earth-pro-stable > > sudo apt update > > sudo install google-earth-pro-stable > > > > If that does not help - are you using X or Wayland? I believe that > > I am > > using X on both 16.04 as well as 18.04. > > > > I cannot offer much help with GUI type problems as I am not a GUI > > kind > > of guy. It just work for me in the default shape and form and I do > > not > > feel the need to fight little changes and annoyances with > > trivial workarounds - I do not mind adjusting self as things > > change. > > > > Hope it helps, Tomas > > > > > > > > > > Okay, screen shot is at http://nwgrr.org/SS-GE.png > > > > > > You can see my desktop is shown in the primary screen, the > > > toolbar > > > thing is > > > on the left, and the actual map is a small box in the upper left > > > corner. I > > > can manipulate the small map, zoom, scroll, etc. but I can't > > > really > > > do anything useful as it is so small. > > I tried your suggestion. Didn't work well. > > $ sudo install google-earth-pro-stable > install: missing destination file operand after 'google-earth-pro- > stable' > Try 'install --help' for more information.
I think you want sudo apt install google-earth-pro-stable note the 'apt'. _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
