Volksvegan
Mon Mar 30, 2015 1:30:02 am
[Using Zorin 9 Lite on an eeepc 900A and 900]
After getting an error message about not having the right graphics card for the most current version of Google Earth, even though it installed (which I discovered is a typical situation in Ubuntu), I found an older version here http://packages.linuxmint.com/pool/import/g/googleearth/ ; I used the 6.1, i386.deb one (scanned it first). It may not have the bells and whistles of the newer version (such as all the detail of the bottom of the oceans....probably don't need that, LOL), but works great and I'm able to upload hikes from Garmin Connect to it, use street view and everything else I need.
****It does take a while for the planet to load when you first open the program - be patient! The little black square will soon be filled with a lovely Big Blue Marble.
Speaking of Garmin, my old (actually ancient) Forerunner 301 had ceased to upload on Windoze because the plugins wouldn't work any more, even the new versions. Lo and behold, a visit to Synaptic rewarded me with a plugin that now works flawlessly with Garmin Connect! Saved me hundreds of $ on a new Forerunner and the satisfaction of making old tech work good as new. Me happy.
After getting an error message about not having the right graphics card for the most current version of Google Earth, even though it installed (which I discovered is a typical situation in Ubuntu), I found an older version here http://packages.linuxmint.com/pool/import/g/googleearth/ ; I used the 6.1, i386.deb one (scanned it first). It may not have the bells and whistles of the newer version (such as all the detail of the bottom of the oceans....probably don't need that, LOL), but works great and I'm able to upload hikes from Garmin Connect to it, use street view and everything else I need.
****It does take a while for the planet to load when you first open the program - be patient! The little black square will soon be filled with a lovely Big Blue Marble.
Speaking of Garmin, my old (actually ancient) Forerunner 301 had ceased to upload on Windoze because the plugins wouldn't work any more, even the new versions. Lo and behold, a visit to Synaptic rewarded me with a plugin that now works flawlessly with Garmin Connect! Saved me hundreds of $ on a new Forerunner and the satisfaction of making old tech work good as new. Me happy.