Google Earth and Chrome – Reader Questions
Ruud emailed asking, “How do I install Chrome and Google Earth? I’ve tried using apt-get, but the packages are not found. I am using Ubuntu 8.04”
For Ubuntu 8.04 users, please try the instructions below. (I’m not in front of a Hardy, 8.04, box right now, so please comment below if you find I’ve made a mistake; and I will correct it – Thanks). If I recall correctly, these packages are not in the “regular” Ubuntu repositories. To get them installed, we can create the appropriate entries in our sources/list, add the GPG keys and then use Aptitude to complete the installation.
For Google Chrome, try the following steps.
Add the chromium-daily PPA to your sources list:
sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
Append the following:
# Chrome Source
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu hardy main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu hardy main
Next add the GPG key with this command:
sudo apt-key adv –keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com –recv-keys 4E5E17B5
Update with this command:
sudo aptitude update
Then try to install Chrome withthe following command:
sudo aptitude install chromium-browser
As for Google Earth, I’m sure it’s in the Medibuntu repository. Here are the steps:
Add the Medibuntu source:
sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
Append the following:
# Medibuntu Source
deb http://packages.medibuntu.org/ hardy free non-free
deb-src http://packages.medibuntu.org/ hardy free non-free
Next add the GPG key with this command:
wget -q http://packages.medibuntu.org/medibuntu-key.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add
Update with this command:
sudo aptitude update
Now try this install command:
sudo aptitude install googleearth-4.3
Have any suggestions, changes or know another way to do this? Feel free to say so, in the commonts section below.
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Hi… Thanks for the above description.. Helped me install GoogleEarth via Synaptic Package :))
by the way – the above mentioned [wget] doesn’t work on my ubuntu (Lucid) :(
wget -q http://packages.medibuntu.org/medibuntu-key.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add
— Throws Error : no such file ”
Anyways – I broke that into 2 lines…
wget -q http://packages.medibuntu.org/medibuntu-key.gpg
sudo apt-key add medibuntu-key.gpg
And it worked :))