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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”

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