Google Earth

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Google Earth is a virtual globe program. It maps the Earth by the superimposition of images obtained from satellite imagery, aerial photography and GIS 3D globe.

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Prerequisites

Screenshot of Google Earth


  • System Memory (RAM): 512MB (256MB will do if swap space is available)
  • Hard Disk: 2GB free space
  • Network Speed: 768 Kbits/sec
  • Graphics Card: 3D-capable with 32MB of VRAM
  • Screen: 800x600, 24 bit color

Installation

  • Go to Google Earth web page
  • Click on download link,
  • Select the .rpm file corresponding to your system (in case you are not sure, open a terminal and look at the output of 'uname -r': if you see x86_64, you run a 64 bits OS. If you see i386/i586/i686, you are running a 32 bits OS.)
  • Save file and install the .rpm file with your favorite installer!

Problem solving

Google Earth 7.3.6 on Leap 15.6

Google Earth do not start,from the crashlog.txt

  Stacktrace from glibc:
  /opt/google/earth/pro/libgoogleearth_pro.so(+0x1a89aa)\[0x7fb51d5a89aa\]
  /lib64/libc.so.6(+0x57900)\[0x7fb51da57900\]
  /usr/lib64/libssl.so.3(+0xad4e0)\[0x7fb5155f74e0\]

Fix (as root)

  1. Rename (backup) libcrypto.so.1.0.0 and libssl.so.1.0.0
  mv /opt/google/earth/pro/libcrypto.so.1.0.0 /opt/google/earth/pro/libcrypto.so.1.0.0.google
  mv /opt/google/earth/pro/libssl.so.1.0.0 /opt/google/earth/pro/libssl.so.1.0.0.google
  1. Set links to the system libraries. Attention: Check path on your system.
  ln -s /usr/lib64/libcrypto.so.1.0.0 /opt/google/earth/pro/libcrypto.so.1.0.0
  ln -s /usr/lib64/libssl.so.1.0.0 /opt/google/earth/pro/libssl.so.1.0.0

External Links

See also