On Sun, Dec 9, 2018, 05:53 David Fleck <[email protected] wrote: > 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'. > > > _____________________________________ >
> > > I knew something didn't look quite right. I put in the apt and it > installed. However, it still has the same problem. The map just shows up as > a tiny square in the upper left corner as in the previous screen shot. Any other ideas? Thanks, Michael _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
