Problems opening Google Earth after install...

[imho_lol_rofl]

Hi, This is my first post here or anyway come to think of it.

I am completely new to Linux only installed it yesterday... I am using Ubuntu 9.04.

I finally got Google Earth to install after reading several forums and it gives an error message when i try and open it which means absolutely nothing to me...

I installed the program in /usr/bin/google-earth which I thought was OK being as all my other programs seem to be in there too (a good start).

But when I go to open the program in applications I get this message coming up

Could not create directory:

/root/.googleearth

I click OK which is my only option and then it tells me:

Could not create directory:

/root/.googleearth/Cache

I click OK again, again my only option which gives me this message:

Google Earth could not write to the current cache or myplaces file location. The values will be set as follows:
My Places Path: "/home/matthew/.googleearth"
Cache Path: "/home/matthew/.googleearth/Cache"

Any help on what is going on here would be very helpful and of course a solution would be great too.

Many thanks in advance...

Matthew.

[imho_lol_rofl]

Hi,

I forgot to write the Linux version I am using in the above post...

Ubuntu 9.04...

Matthew

[devils casper]

Hi and Welcome !

Which Graphics Card do you have?

Google Earth package is available in multiverse source of Ubuntu. I would suggest you to install it through Synaptic Package Manager.