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
No Comment to " Install Google Earth in UBuntu 12.10/12.04 or Linux Mint "