xboxrulz1405241485 0 Report post Posted July 27, 2006 FINALLY! Finally Google released Google Earth for Linux. Now, we don't need to run it over WINE. Google Earth uses QT and OpenGL as renderers, so you do need those driver and toolkit. https://www.google.com/earth/download/ge/agree.html It is currently in beta as part of the 4th version. xboxrulz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qwijibow 0 Report post Posted July 28, 2006 Fantastic :unsure:however, i must admit to prefering the web based google map over the google earth program. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hercco 0 Report post Posted July 28, 2006 Google earth is pretty damn neat. It's a good thing that Google does make Linux versions of their software. I'm usualyl just *****ing here about Google and their slightly questionable policies but this time I gotta give 'em the credit they deserve. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quatrux 4 Report post Posted July 28, 2006 Cool, that Google Earth is now available for Linux, they have done a great job and I think they still will continue to improve it.. the Online version of Google Earth is not so attractive to people who has not a such fast connection. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
XIII 0 Report post Posted July 29, 2006 (edited) FINALLY! Finally Google released Google Earth for Linux. Now, we don't need to run it over WINE. Google Earth uses QT and OpenGL as renderers, so you do need those driver and toolkit. https://www.google.com/earth/download/ge/agree.html It is currently in beta as part of the 4th version. xboxrulz I just downloaded it today, it's really fantastic, it was a surprise to me to find it included in automatix new version, it's really cool and perfect though it's in the beta phase still, i think they will add more powerfull tools to it, and i think also it's anpther proof that they will release gubuntu soon after they denied it Google, Linux and Xisto ROCK!!! Edited July 29, 2006 by XIII (see edit history) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HellFire121 0 Report post Posted July 30, 2006 It's nice to see google expanding to more operating systems especially if their making a linux based one. It looks just as good as it does in windows and i think we will be able to see more of google's products on different operating systems-HellFire Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barako 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2006 Google Earth is awesome, I think it's very good that Linux users can play it easily now, too. Though, I wish I had a faster computer so it wouldn't lag so much, or crash, either. Oh well, this is great news. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BitShift 0 Report post Posted November 19, 2006 Google may have its questionable policies but their support for the Linux community is undeniable.The Linux OS will continually become more and more appealing with major corporations like Google supporting them and developing applications that will run without the use of WINE. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainRon 0 Report post Posted November 23, 2006 Hey I guess both these technologies i.e. QT and OpenGL, cross platform; aint it? So I believe they should have done this in the very beginning itself...Google Earth web version appears to be slower firstly because of total dependancy on Javascripts, and secondly because of caching issues. It's easier for the Google Earth Desktop version to manage and utilize cache. For the web version, it has to rely on the respective browser for caching, which doesn't turn out very smooth due to Javascripts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quatrux 4 Report post Posted November 23, 2006 Good that Google is supporting Linux, as been said the more famous/big companies support Linux the better, but the main thing that it would be free :PBut is it just me or a lot of whom feel like that? That I used Google Earth quite a lot, but now it is just installed on my system and I don't really open it anymore.. And besides, don't know who's fault it is, but for example my countries capital city map of satellite view is quite old and don't see a lot of buildings which have been built in these 4 years period and I read about this kind of things on other forums exist too. I wish they would update somehow, even though I don't know how the maps or would let to choose the year of the map and how it looked in the past, present. But on other hand, it is quite funny to look at the old city of mine, where the new build buildings don't exist Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
black shadow 0 Report post Posted November 25, 2006 I like Google earth it's fun to see yuor house from high up xD, didn't know so many ppl use linux...it sucks that so many applications don't work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
