googleearth : Fatal error in __driConfigOptions line 1, column 0: unknown encoding

Bug #595887 reported by Del Socorro Françoise
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This bug affects 13 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
googleearth-package (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: googleearth-package

sudo apt-get install googleearth-package
cd /usr/bin/
ls -l make-googleearth-package
sudo make-googleearth-package --force
sudo dpkg -i ./googleearth_5.2.1.1329+0.5.7-1_i386.deb
googleearth
cat ~/.googleearth/crashlogs/crashlog-4c1b4875.txt

-> crashlog at bottom

My PC:
Ubuntu maverick alpha version 10.10
Kernel: 2.6.35-2-generic
googleearth-package version: 0.5.7

Comment 2:
The .bin from http://earth.google.com/ doesn't work neither but it worked when I was under 10.04 Lucid, it says:

sudo chmod a+x GoogleEarthLinux.bin && sudo sh GoogleEarthLinux.bin
Verifying archive integrity... All good.
Uncompressing Google Earth for GNU/Linux 5.2.1.1329..............................................................
setup.data/setup.xml:1: parser error : Document is empty
^
setup.data/setup.xml:1: parser error : Start tag expected, '<' not found
^
Couldn't load 'setup.data/setup.xml'

*******************************************
sudo make-googleearth-package --force

cat: /etc/mailname: No such file or directory
--2010-06-18 12:12:51-- http://dl.google.com/earth/client/current/GoogleEarthLinux.bin
Resolving dl.google.com... 74.125.77.91, 74.125.77.136, 74.125.77.93, ...
Connecting to dl.google.com|74.125.77.91|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 31388873 (30M) [application/octet-stream]
Saving to: `GoogleEarthLinux.bin'
100%[======================================>] 31,388,873 1.33M/s in 23s

2010-06-18 12:13:14 (1.32 MB/s) - `GoogleEarthLinux.bin' saved [31388873/31388873]

Google Earth for GNU/Linux 5.2.1.1329
Unrecognized Google Earth version; using anyway (because of --force).
Guessed Google Earth version: 5.2.1.1329
./
./README.linux
./bin/
./bin/googleearth
./googleearth-icon.png
./googleearth.xpm
./linux/
./linux/xdg/
./linux/xdg/xdg-desktop-icon
./linux/xdg/xdg-desktop-menu
./linux/xdg/xdg-mime
./postinstall.sh
./preuninstall.sh
./setup.data/
./setup.data/bin/
./setup.data/bin/Linux/
./setup.data/bin/Linux/x86/
./setup.data/bin/Linux/x86/setup.gtk
./setup.data/bin/Linux/x86/setup.gtk2
./setup.data/bin/Linux/x86/uninstall
./setup.data/bin/Linux/amd64
./setup.data/bin/Linux/x86_64
./setup.data/bin/NetBSD
./setup.data/bin/OpenBSD
./setup.data/bin/FreeBSD
./setup.data/config.sh
./setup.data/locale/
./setup.data/locale/de/
./setup.data/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/
./setup.data/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/loki-uninstall.mo
./setup.data/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/setup.mo
./setup.data/locale/es/
./setup.data/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/
./setup.data/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/loki-uninstall.mo
./setup.data/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/setup.mo
./setup.data/locale/fr/
./setup.data/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/
./setup.data/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/loki-uninstall.mo
./setup.data/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/setup.mo
./setup.data/locale/it/
./setup.data/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/
./setup.data/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/loki-uninstall.mo
./setup.data/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/setup.mo
./setup.data/locale/nl/
./setup.data/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/
./setup.data/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/loki-uninstall.mo
./setup.data/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/setup.mo
./setup.data/locale/ru/
./setup.data/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/
./setup.data/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/loki-uninstall.mo
./setup.data/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/setup.mo
./setup.data/locale/sv/
./setup.data/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/
./setup.data/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/loki-uninstall.mo
./setup.data/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/setup.mo
./setup.data/setup.glade
./setup.data/setup.gtk2.glade
./setup.data/setup.xml
./setup.data/splash.xpm
./setup.sh
./googleearth-linux-x86.tar
./googleearth-data.tar
mv: cannot stat `libssl.so.0.9.8': No such file or directory
Checking shlib deps: libspatial.so
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libport.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libmath.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libge_net.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libbase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libgeobase.so'
Checking shlib deps: libIGOpt.so
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dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libmath.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcommon.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libbase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libgeobase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcomponentframework.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libmoduleframework.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libport.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libapiloader.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libge_net.so'
Checking shlib deps: libIGCore.so
Checking shlib deps: libmath.so
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libbase.so'
Checking shlib deps: libwmsbase.so
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libbase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libge_net.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libgeobase.so'
Checking shlib deps: liblayout.so
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libmath.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libbase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libgeobase.so'
Checking shlib deps: gpsbabel
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dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libapiloader.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libbase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcomponentframework.so'
Checking shlib deps: libgps.so
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libmoduleframework.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libmath.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcommon.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libapiloader.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libbase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libgeobase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcomponentframework.so'
Checking shlib deps: libGLU.so.1
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dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `librender.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcommon.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libbase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libge_net.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libgeobase.so'
Checking shlib deps: libgeobaseutils.so
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libport.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libmath.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libbase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libge_net.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libgeobase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libspatial.so'
Checking shlib deps: libproj.so.0
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dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libmath.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libgeobaseutils.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcommon.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libbase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libgeobase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcomponentframework.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libmoduleframework.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libapiloader.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libge_net.so'
Checking shlib deps: libcollada.so
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGExportCommon.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libmath.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGOpt.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGAttrs.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libbase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGUtils.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libalchemyext.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGMath.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGSg.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGCore.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libport.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGGfx.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libge_net.so'
Checking shlib deps: libwebbrowser.so
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcommon_platform.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcommon_webbrowser.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcommon.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libbase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libgeobase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcomponentframework.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `librender.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libmoduleframework.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libge_net.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libapiloader.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcommon_gui.so'
Checking shlib deps: libQtNetwork.so.4
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dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libsgutil.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libmath.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libgeobaseutils.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcommon.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libbase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libgeobase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcomponentframework.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libmoduleframework.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libport.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libapiloader.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libge_net.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libspatial.so'
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dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libbase.so'
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dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGMath.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGCore.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libport.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libbase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcomponentframework.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGUtils.so'
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dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGMath.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGCore.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGAttrs.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGGfx.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libbase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGUtils.so'
Checking shlib deps: libcommon.so
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcommon_platform.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libmath.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libgeobaseutils.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libbase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libgeobase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcomponentframework.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libmoduleframework.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libport.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libfusioncommon.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libge_net.so'
Checking shlib deps: libIGUtils.so
Checking shlib deps: libIGGfx.so
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dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libbase.so'
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Checking shlib deps: libge_net.so
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libport.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libfusioncommon.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libbase.so'
Checking shlib deps: libcurl.so.4
Checking shlib deps: libnavigate.so

(etc....)

dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libge_net.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libgeobase.so'
Checking shlib deps: liblayout.so
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libmath.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libbase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libgeobase.so'
Checking shlib deps: gpsbabel
Checking shlib deps: libmoduleframework.so
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libapiloader.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libbase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcomponentframework.so'
Checking shlib deps: libgps.so
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libmoduleframework.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libmath.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcommon.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libapiloader.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libbase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libgeobase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcomponentframework.so'
Checking shlib deps: libGLU.so.1
Checking shlib deps: libcommon_webbrowser.so
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `librender.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcommon.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libbase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libge_net.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libgeobase.so'
Checking shlib deps: libgeobaseutils.so
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libport.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libmath.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libbase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libge_net.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libgeobase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libspatial.so'
Checking shlib deps: libproj.so.0
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dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libmath.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libgeobaseutils.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcommon.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libbase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libgeobase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcomponentframework.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libmoduleframework.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libapiloader.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libge_net.so'
Checking shlib deps: libcollada.so
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGExportCommon.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libmath.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGOpt.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGAttrs.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libbase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGUtils.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libalchemyext.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGMath.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGSg.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGCore.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libport.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGGfx.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libge_net.so'
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dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcommon_platform.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcommon_webbrowser.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcommon.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libbase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libgeobase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcomponentframework.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `librender.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libmoduleframework.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libge_net.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libapiloader.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcommon_gui.so'
Checking shlib deps: libQtNetwork.so.4
Checking shlib deps: libviewsync.so
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libsgutil.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libmath.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libgeobaseutils.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcommon.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libbase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libgeobase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcomponentframework.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libmoduleframework.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libport.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libapiloader.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libge_net.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libspatial.so'
Checking shlib deps: libfusioncommon.so
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libbase.so'
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dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGMath.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGCore.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libport.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libbase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcomponentframework.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGUtils.so'
Checking shlib deps: libalchemyext.so
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGMath.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGCore.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGAttrs.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGGfx.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libbase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGUtils.so'
Checking shlib deps: libcommon.so
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcommon_platform.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libmath.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libgeobaseutils.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libbase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libgeobase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcomponentframework.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libmoduleframework.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libport.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libfusioncommon.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libge_net.so'
Checking shlib deps: libIGUtils.so
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dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libauth.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libmoduleframework.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libapiloader.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libge_net.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcommon_gui.so'
Checking shlib deps: libIGAttrs.so
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dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGCore.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libport.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGUtils.so'
Checking shlib deps: libinput_plugin.so
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dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libmath.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcommon.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libapiloader.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libbase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libgeobase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcomponentframework.so'
Checking shlib deps: libgoogleearth_free.so
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcommon_platform.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libsgutil.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libmath.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libreporting.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcommon_webbrowser.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libgeobaseutils.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcommon.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libbase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libgeobase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcomponentframework.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGUtils.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `librender.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libauth.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGCore.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libport.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libmoduleframework.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libapiloader.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libge_net.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcommon_gui.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libspatial.so'
Checking shlib deps: libcommon_gui.so
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dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcommon.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libbase.so'
Checking shlib deps: liblayer.so
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libwmsbase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libmath.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcommon_webbrowser.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libgeobaseutils.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcommon.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libbase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libgeobase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcomponentframework.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `librender.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libauth.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libmoduleframework.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libapiloader.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libge_net.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcommon_gui.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libwebbrowser.so'
Checking shlib deps: libIGSg.so
Checking shlib deps: libport.so
Checking shlib deps: libqgif.so
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Checking shlib deps: libgeobase.so
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libport.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libmath.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libbase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libge_net.so'
Checking shlib deps: libIGExportCommon.so
Checking shlib deps: libflightsim.so
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libmoduleframework.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libmath.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcommon.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libapiloader.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libbase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libgeobase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcomponentframework.so'
Checking shlib deps: libmeasure.so
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libmath.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libgeobaseutils.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcommon.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libbase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libgeobase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcomponentframework.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libmoduleframework.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libapiloader.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libge_net.so'
Checking shlib deps: libQtWebKit.so.4
Checking shlib deps: libreporting.so
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libbase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libge_net.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libgeobase.so'
Checking shlib deps: googleearth-bin
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libgoogleearth_free.so'
Checking shlib deps: libIGMath.so
Checking shlib deps: libsgutil.so
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libmath.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGAttrs.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libbase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGUtils.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGMath.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGSg.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGCore.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libport.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGGfx.so'
Checking shlib deps: libicuuc.so.38
Checking shlib deps: libbasicingest.so
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libmath.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libgeobaseutils.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcommon.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libbase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libgeobase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcomponentframework.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libmoduleframework.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libfusioncommon.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libapiloader.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libge_net.so'
Checking shlib deps: libgdal.so.1
Checking shlib deps: libQtGui.so.4
Checking shlib deps: libevll.so
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libsgutil.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libmath.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGAttrs.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libgeobaseutils.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libbase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libgeobase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcomponentframework.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGUtils.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libalchemyext.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGSg.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGMath.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGCore.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libport.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libIGGfx.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libge_net.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libspatial.so'
Checking shlib deps: libcomponentframework.so
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libbase.so'
Checking shlib deps: libauth.so
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libmath.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libreporting.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcommon.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libbase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libgeobase.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcomponentframework.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libmoduleframework.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libport.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libapiloader.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libge_net.so'
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: Can't extract name and version from library name `libcommon_gui.so'
Package: googleearth
Version: 5.2.1.1329+0.5.7-1
Section: non-free/science
Priority: optional
Maintainer: <root@Charmmy-Kitty>
Architecture: i386
Depends: ttf-dejavu | ttf-bitstream-vera | msttcorefonts, libc6 (>= 2.0), libc6 (>= 2.1.3), libc6 (>= 2.3), libc6 (>= 2.3.2), libc6 (>= 2.3.6-6~), libc6 (>= 2.4), libexpat1 (>= 1.95.8), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libgl1-mesa-glx | libgl1, libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.2.1), libx11-6, libxext6, libxrender1, zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0)
Description: Google Earth, a 3D map/planet viewer
 Package built with googleearth-package.
dpkg-deb: building package `googleearth' in `./googleearth_5.2.1.1329+0.5.7-1_i386.deb'.
Success!
You can now install the package with e.g. sudo dpkg -i <package>.deb
fran@Charmmy-Kitty:/usr/bin$
*******************************

sudo dpkg -i ./googleearth_5.2.1.1329+0.5.7-1_i386.deb

sudo dpkg -i ./googleearth_5.2.1.1329+0.5.7-1_i386.deb
Selecting previously deselected package googleearth.
(Reading database ... 208385 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking googleearth (from .../googleearth_5.2.1.1329+0.5.7-1_i386.deb) ...
Setting up googleearth (5.2.1.1329+0.5.7-1) ...
Processing triggers for shared-mime-info ...
Unknown media type in type 'all/all'

Unknown media type in type 'all/allfiles'

Unknown media type in type 'uri/mms'

Unknown media type in type 'uri/mmst'

Unknown media type in type 'uri/mmsu'

Unknown media type in type 'uri/pnm'

Unknown media type in type 'uri/rtspt'

Unknown media type in type 'uri/rtspu'

Unknown media type in type 'fonts/package'

Unknown media type in type 'interface/x-winamp-skin'

Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Processing triggers for python-gmenu ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/desktop.en_US.utf8.cache...
Processing triggers for menu ...
Processing triggers for python-support ...

*****************************************

googleearth
Fatal error in __driConfigOptions line 1, column 0: unknown encoding.
Google Earth has caught signal 6.

We apologize for the inconvenience, but Google Earth has crashed.
 This is a bug in the program, and should never happen under normal
 circumstances. A bug report and debugging data have been written
 to this text file:

    /home/fran/.googleearth/crashlogs/crashlog-4c1b4875.txt

Please include this file if you submit a bug report to Google.

**********************************************************
**********************************************************

fran@Charmmy-Kitty:/usr/bin$ cat ~/.googleearth/crashlogs/crashlog-4c1b4875.txt
Major Version 5
Minor Version 2
Build Number 0001
Build Date Jun 10 2010
Build Time 16:15:55
OS Type 3
OS Major Version 2
OS Minor Version 6
OS Build Version 35
OS Patch Version 0
Crash Signal 6
Crash Time 1276856437
Up Time 0.538558

Stacktrace from glibc:
/usr/lib/googleearth/libgoogleearth_free.so(+0xd030b)[0xa1d30b]
[0x3c4400]
/lib/libc.so.6(abort+0x182)[0xbc2e42]
/usr/lib/dri/i965_dri.so(+0xc38f)[0x3bfe38f]
/usr/lib/dri/i965_dri.so(+0x1e2b7)[0x3c102b7]
/usr/lib/dri/i965_dri.so(+0xa035)[0x3bfc035]
/usr/lib/mesa/libGL.so.1(+0x3d992)[0xb68992]
/usr/lib/mesa/libGL.so.1(+0x19f07)[0xb44f07]
/usr/lib/mesa/libGL.so.1(+0x1519a)[0xb4019a]
/usr/lib/mesa/libGL.so.1(glXChooseVisual+0x36)[0xb40e56]
/usr/lib/googleearth/librender.so(+0x4d673)[0xb1a673]
/usr/lib/googleearth/librender.so(_ZN12RenderWidget4initEv+0x116)[0xb1b056]
/usr/lib/googleearth/librender.so(_ZN12RenderWidgetC1EP7QWidgetPKc6QFlagsIN2Qt10WindowTypeEE+0x16c)[0xb1beac]
/usr/lib/googleearth/librender.so(_ZN5earth6render12RenderWindow12createWidgetEv+0x82)[0xafe432]
/usr/lib/googleearth/libgoogleearth_free.so(_ZN5earth6client12ModuleWidget9showEventEP10QShowEvent+0x94)[0x9fa2d4]
/usr/lib/googleearth/libQtGui.so.4(_ZN7QWidget5eventEP6QEvent+0xabb)[0x10e77ef]
/usr/lib/googleearth/libQtGui.so.4(_ZN19QApplicationPrivate13notify_helperEP7QObjectP6QEvent+0xa0)[0x1097e20]
/usr/lib/googleearth/libQtGui.so.4(_ZN12QApplication6notifyEP7QObjectP6QEvent+0x16f)[0x10a18a3]
/usr/lib/googleearth/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN16QCoreApplication14notifyInternalEP7QObjectP6QEvent+0x70)[0x249d50]
/usr/lib/googleearth/libQtGui.so.4(_ZN14QWidgetPrivate11show_helperEv+0xcc)[0x10ea55c]
/usr/lib/googleearth/libQtGui.so.4(_ZN14QWidgetPrivate14show_recursiveEv+0x74)[0x10ea264]
/usr/lib/googleearth/libQtGui.so.4(_ZN14QWidgetPrivate12showChildrenEb+0x1f2)[0x10ea482]
/usr/lib/googleearth/libQtGui.so.4(_ZN14QWidgetPrivate11show_helperEv+0x45)[0x10ea4d5]
/usr/lib/googleearth/libQtGui.so.4(_ZN7QWidget10setVisibleEb+0x33b)[0x10eaa97]
/usr/lib/googleearth/libQtGui.so.4(_ZN14QWidgetPrivate12showChildrenEb+0x1d9)[0x10ea469]
/usr/lib/googleearth/libQtGui.so.4(_ZN14QWidgetPrivate11show_helperEv+0x45)[0x10ea4d5]
/usr/lib/googleearth/libQtGui.so.4(_ZN14QWidgetPrivate14show_recursiveEv+0x74)[0x10ea264]
/usr/lib/googleearth/libQtGui.so.4(_ZN14QWidgetPrivate12showChildrenEb+0x1f2)[0x10ea482]
/usr/lib/googleearth/libQtGui.so.4(_ZN14QWidgetPrivate11show_helperEv+0x45)[0x10ea4d5]
/usr/lib/googleearth/libQtGui.so.4(_ZN7QWidget10setVisibleEb+0x33b)[0x10eaa97]
/usr/lib/googleearth/libQtGui.so.4(_ZN14QWidgetPrivate12showChildrenEb+0x1d9)[0x10ea469]
/usr/lib/googleearth/libQtGui.so.4(_ZN14QWidgetPrivate11show_helperEv+0x45)[0x10ea4d5]
/usr/lib/googleearth/libQtGui.so.4(_ZN14QWidgetPrivate14show_recursiveEv+0x74)[0x10ea264]
/usr/lib/googleearth/libQtGui.so.4(_ZN14QWidgetPrivate12showChildrenEb+0x1f2)[0x10ea482]
/usr/lib/googleearth/libQtGui.so.4(_ZN14QWidgetPrivate11show_helperEv+0x45)[0x10ea4d5]
/usr/lib/googleearth/libQtGui.so.4(_ZN7QWidget10setVisibleEb+0x33b)[0x10eaa97]
/usr/lib/googleearth/libQtGui.so.4(_ZN14QWidgetPrivate12showChildrenEb+0x1d9)[0x10ea469]
/usr/lib/googleearth/libQtGui.so.4(_ZN14QWidgetPrivate11show_helperEv+0x45)[0x10ea4d5]
/usr/lib/googleearth/libQtGui.so.4(_ZN7QWidget10setVisibleEb+0x33b)[0x10eaa97]
/usr/lib/googleearth/libQtGui.so.4(_ZN14QWidgetPrivate12showChildrenEb+0x1d9)[0x10ea469]
/usr/lib/googleearth/libQtGui.so.4(_ZN14QWidgetPrivate11show_helperEv+0x45)[0x10ea4d5]
/usr/lib/googleearth/libQtGui.so.4(_ZN7QWidget10setVisibleEb+0x33b)[0x10eaa97]
/usr/lib/googleearth/libQtGui.so.4(_ZN14QWidgetPrivate12showChildrenEb+0x1d9)[0x10ea469]
/usr/lib/googleearth/libQtGui.so.4(_ZN14QWidgetPrivate11show_helperEv+0x45)[0x10ea4d5]
/usr/lib/googleearth/libQtGui.so.4(_ZN7QWidget10setVisibleEb+0x33b)[0x10eaa97]
/usr/lib/googleearth/libQtGui.so.4(_ZN7QWidget10showNormalEv+0x4a)[0x10dae9e]
/usr/lib/googleearth/libgoogleearth_free.so(_ZN10MainWindow18readScreensizeInfoEv+0xc35)[0x9e2225]
/usr/lib/googleearth/libgoogleearth_free.so(_ZN5earth6client11Application12SetupMainWinENS0_3Kvw7ProductEb+0x29e)[0xa2161e]
/usr/lib/googleearth/libgoogleearth_free.so(_ZN5earth6client11Application3runEv+0x42f)[0xa2847f]
/usr/lib/googleearth/libgoogleearth_free.so(earthmain+0x27d)[0xa1c73d]
/usr/lib/googleearth/googleearth-bin(_init+0x122)[0x80486c2]
/lib/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xe6)[0xbabce6]
/usr/lib/googleearth/googleearth-bin(_init+0x91)[0x8048631]

Revision history for this message
Mackenzie Morgan (maco.m) wrote :

What type of graphics card are you using? I have this issue too, and I am using an Intel 945.

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Mackenzie Morgan (maco.m) wrote :

Nevermind, that was a silly question on my part :) Your crash log says right there that it's DRI i965 for you. For me it's with DRI i915, and I'm on Lucid. So, it seems like a general problem with Intel graphics perhaps.

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Mackenzie Morgan (maco.m) wrote :

I emailed someone at Google Earth support about this. Why they still don't have a public bugtracker is beyond me.

Changed in googleearth-package (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Del Socorro Françoise (waterreedshimmer) wrote :

According to Ubuntu Linux:

lspci | grep VGA && lspci | grep Display

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)

According to Windows XP / Driver Max (Double boot):

Display configuration
1. Caption Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family

Video controller
1. Name Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
  Adapter RAM 256.00 MB
  Video processor Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
  Availability Running or Full Power

2. Name Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
  Adapter RAM 256.00 MB
  Video processor Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
  Availability Offline

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Del Socorro Françoise (waterreedshimmer) wrote :

Hello, I finnally found a way to install Google Earth in Ubuntu Maverick Alpha (also good for Ubuntu Lucid Lynx or for any version with that bug).

For installing Google Earth in Ubuntu, I do not recommend downloading from site. You must not do:
download .bin from http://earth.google.com/ nor .deb from https://launchpad.net/ubuntu
sudo apt-get install googleearth-package
cd /usr/bin/
ls -l make-googleearth-package
sudo chmod a+rwx make-googleearth-package
cd ~/Downloads
sudo chmod a+rwx GoogleEarthLinux.bin
sudo sh GoogleEarthLinux.bin

You must instead do - this installing method would be successfull:
sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/`lsb_release -cs`.list --output-document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
->(I have Maverick alpha so Medibuntu is not yet available, so I grab it from last Ubuntu code name)->
sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/lucid.list --output-document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
wget -q http://packages.medibuntu.org/medibuntu-key.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -
sudo apt-get --yes -q --allow-unauthenticated install medibuntu-keyring
sudo apt-get -q update

Than I go to Synaptic Package Manager and install the following:
apport-hooks-medibuntu (version 1medibuntu1) will be installed
googleearth (version 5.1.3533.1731-0medibuntu1) will be installed
googleearth-data (version 5.1.3509.4636-0medibuntu1) will be installed

If it isn't it is because you deleted the non-free repository in medibuntu. To get it back, add " non-free " word next to " free ":
sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
## Please report any bug on https://bugs.launchpad.net/medibuntu/
deb http://packages.medibuntu.org/ lucid free non-free #Medibuntu - Ubuntu 10.04 "lucid lynx"
#deb-src http://packages.medibuntu.org/ lucid free non-free #Medibuntu (source) - Ubuntu 10.04 "lucid lynx"

Google Earth appears in Applications > Internet
You can also do: sudo googleearth

This bug must be related with copyrights problems.
The .bin and .deb shouldn't be available for public download if they can't be installed because they are non-free.
Public download of Google Earth works only for Windows.

I propose it isn't a bug but a security inside the program itself.

Changed in googleearth-package (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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