Install ttf-bitstream-vera Fonts
Before Google Earth can be launched, the ttf-bitstream-vera fonts need to be installed. They can be installed via yum:
~>
sudo yum install sudo yum install bitstream-vera-fonts-common
bitstream-vera-sans-fonts bitstream-vera-sans-mono-fonts
bitstream-vera-serif-fonts
Press 'y'
when
prompted to install the programs and any additional dependencies.Install Google Earth
The binary file for Google Earth can be downloaded from:
Click on the Agree and Download button to download the file. Once downloaded, change the permissions of the file:
~>
chmod ugo+x ~/Download/GoogleEarthLinux.bin
Then execute the file using sudo: ~>
sudo ~/Download/GoogleEarthLinux.bin
When the install GUI starts up, choose /usr/local/src/google-earth
for the Install
path and /usr/local/bin
for the Binary
path. When finished,
change the security context of the libraries:~> sudo chcon -t textrel_shlib_t /usr/local/src/google-earth/lib*.so
Next, we need to install some 32-bit libraries, since there is not a 64-bit version of Google Earth available yet. Start with installing the 32-bit NVIDIA library:~> sudo yum install xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs.i686 --enablerepo=rpmfusion-nonfree-updates-testing
Then install the remaining 32-bit libraries:~> sudo yum install
glibc.i686 libxml2.i686 freetype.i686 libXrender.i686 libXrandr.i686
mesa-libGL.i686 libcanberra-gtk2.i686 nss-mdns.i686
PackageKit-gtk-module.i686 qt.i686 qt-x11.i686
To launch Google Earth, type: ~>
googleearth &
Alternatively, click on Applications
-> Internet -> Google Earth to start
the application.