Google has released a version of Google Earth for Linux, at last. The Beta Version 4 has been tested on numerous versions of Linux, including Ubuntu, Suse, Linspire and Red Hat, and is a significant improvement to running Google Earth under Wine.
While the product has run to some extent under the Linux Windows emulator, Wine, for some time, many features did not work. Users complained about strange font spacing, and the “fly to” feature was unusable. With the new native port, Linux fans will be happy to know, Google Earth’s features – and fonts – all are available for cruising the globe and finding those interesting, elusive global gems.
It also no longer needs a fast 3D card, although with a lesser card, performance is slow and jerky. We tested it on an Intel 855GM with the i810 driver – not a performance 3D card in any respect – and it worked. Google Earth under Wine on the same setup did not work at all.
Google lists the minimum configuration as a Pentium 3 500Mhz and 128MB RAM, but recommends a 3D-capable card with 32MB RAM and 512MB system memory.
Google also released the beta for Windows and Mac OS X, and announced major upgrades to the satellite images. Johannesburg no longer appears as a splotch of green – you can actually see the buildings.
The new streamlined interface includes new tools to enable the creation and display of third-party and user generated content, says Google. It also introduced textured buildings.
Source :- tectonic
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