Google Earth - ArchWiki

# Google Earth

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From the project web page:

"Google Earth allows you to travel the world through a virtual globe and view satellite imagery, maps, terrain, 3D buildings, and much more. With Google Earth's rich, geographical content, you are able to experience a more realistic view of the world. You can fly to your favorite place, search for businesses and even navigate through directions."

## Installation

As all versions depend on a 32-bit library, enable the multilib repository first.

There are multiple Google Earth versions available in the AUR:

- google-earth-proAUR - Latest version (still freeware)
- google-earthAUR - Semi-legacy version
- google-earth6AUR - Legacy version (often more stable)

## Troubleshooting

Tip: See the official support forum for topics not covered here.

### Crash on startup

Google Earth can crash on startup for numerous reasons. Here are some of the most common ones.

#### Startup tips are enabled

While startup tips can be useful, they are also known to cause crashes. To disable them, add to `~/.config/Google/GoogleEarthPlus.conf`:

    [General]
    enableTips=false

#### No new line at the end of `~/.drirc`

This can cause a crash with -dri drivers:

    $ echo >> ~/.drirc

#### Corrupt settings

In case the cache is corrupt and needs recreation, remove it:

    $ rm -r ~/.googleearth/Cache/

If that didn't work, try removing the whole settings folder:

    $ rm -r ~/.googleearth/

#### Another crash happened while handling crash!

You may try removing the following:

    $ rm -f ~/.googleearth/Cache/cookies ~/.googleearth/instance-running-lock

### Panoramio photos not working

There have been numerous reports [1] [2] [3] on this in the Google Earth forums with varying solutions.

If setting the `_attempt_fix` variable on top of the google-earthAUR PKGBUILD does not help, fall back to google-earth6AUR.

### Graphical corruption

Either refer to the #Corrupt cache[broken link: invalid section] section above or disable texture compression in Tools > Options... > 3D View > Compress.

### Earth shows nothing but yellow borders

Taken from the changelog of 7.0.3 this issue has improved to some extent but overall it's still there:

    Imagery now displays for Linux users running specific families of Intel GPUs.

The solution is to use the legacy google-earth6AUR.

### Excessive memory use

Memory use can be controlled by limiting the maximum cache size in Tools > Options... > Cache, or by lowering the graphics settings in the 3D View tab.

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