The problem in that screenshot may not be related to Google earth. It looks like an issue with the GUI rendering system. Unity uses compositing (with GPU acceleration) to render all windows, but so does Google Earth. So the points of failure could be any of the following: 1) google earth was built improperly, or for a different version of Ubuntu 2) your graphics driver is not installed correctly (this is common for nvidia cards) 3) ubuntu's desktop compositor is doing something stupid
Rule out #1 by checking the file used to install Google Earth. Make sure the ubuntu version listed by the .deb is the version you are running Ruling out #2 is a bit more difficult. Maybe post your GPU brand/model and the driver version you are using here? Rule out #3 by running the same Google Earth package, on the same system, but a different DE. If it works on XFCE and not Unity then you know where the problem is. What you are seeing isn't actually that uncommon for an ubuntu-based system. On Sun, Dec 9, 2018 at 7:19 AM Michael Barnes <barnmich...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, Dec 9, 2018, 05:53 David Fleck <dcfl...@protonmail.ch wrote: > > > On Sat, 2018-12-08 at 21:59 -0600, Michael Barnes wrote: > > > On Sat, Dec 8, 2018 at 12:37 PM Tomas K <tomas.kuchta.li...@gmail.com > > > > > > > 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 > PLUG@pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
