Install Google Earth in UBuntu 12.10/12.04 or Linux Mint

Download and Install Google Earth from the official website:

Download the .deb package from earth.google.com. Then use this command to install this .deb:

sudo dpkg -i google-earth-*.deb

It may prompt missing dependencies, just install them use apt-get command then:

sudo apt-get -f install

Fix the ugly fonts:
After installation, at first launch if you get following unreadable fonts. Just install MSttCoreFonts by:

sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts

Following fixes may or may not work, try them at your own risk!

Download Google-fix aka replacement.7z and save it into ~/Downloads, then run following commands in terminal to extract the package and copy and paste into google earth installation directory:

sudo apt-get install p7zip-full
cd ~/Downloads/
7z x replacement.7z
cd replacement
sudo cp -r * /opt/google/earth/free/

Enjoy

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