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Google Earth is a non-free (proprietary) software, it's also closed source, own by a corporation, and not supported by Debian. Have you considered using a free and open source software, which is own by a community, and supported by Debian, such as Marble.
Installing Google Earth on Debian 7 Wheezy 64 bits
Download the 64 bits installer package from http://www.google.com/earth
- Right click on the .deb package file, select “Gdebi Package Installer”. Follow instructions on screen.
- Note: Google’s package will automatically configure your package manager to verify product updates with the public signing key
- Wait, this might take a while there are more than 150 packages to install
- To open Google Earth you can either create a launcher, or type in the following command in Terminal
google-earth
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Frequently Ask Questions (F.A.Q.)
When I try to install Google Earth Gdebi returns the following error message: "Package ia32-libs is not installed"?
If you are using a custom Linux kernel for 64-bit PC and want to run 32-bit programs, then you have to set the CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION Linux build configuration option, otherwise you won't be able to run 32-bit binaries.
Using Terminal run the following command to fix the broken packages, this will also remove the broken Google Earth
sudo apt-get install -f
Still using Terminal run the following three command lines to install "ia32-libs"
dpkg --add-architecture i386 # enable multi-arch apt-get update apt-get install libc6:i386 # install base 32bit libraries
- Note: Since Wheezy introduces multiarch, the ia32-libs package in now deprecated. It is now possible to install 32bit packages directly, using the above command lines.
- Try again to right click on the .deb package file, select “Gdebi Package Installer”. Follow instructions on screen.
- Wait, this might take a while there are more than 150 packages to install
- To open Google Earth you can either create a launcher, or type in the following command in Terminal
google-earth