Having the latest Google Earth Package
There is a new package in Debian and Ubuntu Gutsy (7.10) named ‘googleearth-package’. This package is really a script to create a .deb of the latest version of Google Earth. So, how does it work? Just some few steps and we ready to go.
Note: This can work in Edgy, Feisty, etc, you Don’t have to have Gutsy.
1º dependencies, packages needed to create the Google Earth Package.
$ sudo apt-get install build-essential dpkg-dev debhelper devscripts fakeroot linda dh-make patch
If you have Gutsy, just try:
$ sudo apt-get install googleearth-package
If you Don’t have Gutsy (7.10) you should do the following:
$ wget -vc http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/multiverse/g/googleearth-package/googleearth-package_0.2.0_all.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i googleearth-package_0.2.0_all.deb
$ sudo apt-get install -f
And now, to create the .deb package its easy, just:
$ sudo make-googleearth-package
And a package with the name, for example, ‘googleearth_4.1.7076.4458+0.2.0-1_i386.deb’ will be created, refering to the last Google Earth version available.
To install it just doble-click it or:
$ sudo dpkg -i googleearth_4.1.7076.4458+0.2.0-1_i386.deb
Thanks Hamacker for the tip
*UPDATE*
you have to update the script :
sudo gedit /usr/bin/make-googleearth-package
where it says:
GoogleEarth_bin_URL=”http://dl.google.com/earth/GE4/GoogleEarthLinux.bin”
you need to change to:
GoogleEarth_bin_URL=”http://dl.google.com/earth/client/current/GoogleEarthLinux.bin”
