Unable to install Google Earth on Ubuntu 16.04 64bit

Solution 1:

You can try this I managed to do this in gnome Ubuntu LTS 16.04

wget -O google-earth.sh http://drive.noobslab.com/data/apps/google-earth/google-earth.sh
chmod +x google-earth.sh;sudo ./google-earth.sh

If the font in Google Earth Ugly, we can add msttcorefonts using the following command:

sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts

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Solution 2:

For 64 bit systems

sudo apt --yes install lsb-core

cd /tmp
mkdir google-earth && cd google-earth
wget https://dl.google.com/dl/earth/client/current/google-earth-stable_current_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i google-earth-stable*.deb

# Step to show Panoramio pictures
cd /opt/google/earth/free/
sudo wget https://googledrive.com/host/0B2F__nkihfiNalQzN0ZmcjBPTGs/ge7.1.1.1580-0.x86_64-new-qt-libs-debian7-ubuntu12.tar.xz
sudo tar xvf ge7.1.1.1580-0.x86_64-new-qt-libs-debian7-ubuntu12.tar.xz

For 32 bit systems

sudo apt --yes install lsb-core

cd /tmp
mkdir google-earth && cd google-earth
wget https://dl.google.com/dl/earth/client/current/google-earth-stable_current_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i google-earth-stable*.deb

Reference

http://blog.pztop.com/2016/04/28/Install-Google-Earth-on-Ubuntu-16-04/