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Updated: 17/02/13 On this post we'll make Google Earth look like any other application on Xubuntu. Important: This method doesn't work for the 7.x version. Google Earth running on Xubuntu 12.04 with native look-and-feel. Fix Copy and paste the line bellow on a terminal window. cd /opt/google/earth/free && sudo rm libcurl.so.4 libGLU.so.1 libnss_mdns4_minimal.so.2 libQtCore.so.4 libQtGui.so.4 libQtNetwork.so.4 libQtWebKit.so.4 && sudo wget -q http://goo.gl/hl6Gq -O libfreeimage.so.3 && if [ `uname -m` == "x86_64" ]; then sudo wget -q http://goo.gl/52m1f -O libphonon.so.4; fi && sudo wget -q http://goo.gl/gKAZJ -O googleearth && cd - && sudo apt-get install libcurl4-openssl-dev libqtwebkit4 -y References [How To] Make Google Earth 6.2 Look ‘Native’ in Ubuntu

Google Earth is a virtual globe. Here's how to install it in Xubuntu. Google Earth running on Xubuntu 12.04 Install Copy and paste the line bellow on a terminal window. wget -q -O - https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add - && sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://dl.google.com/linux/earth/deb/ stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google.list' && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install google-earth-stable -y Usage Google Earth can be accessed via Applications Menu > Internet > Google Earth or typing the following command: googleearth . References 3rd Party Repository: Google Earth