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diff --git a/gis/google-earth/README b/gis/google-earth/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..da8ba96195 --- /dev/null +++ b/gis/google-earth/README @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +google-earth (Google's famous virtual globe) + +Google Earth is a virtual globe program. It maps a version of the +Earth by the superimposition of images obtained from satellite +imagery, aerial photography and GIS over a 3D globe. You point +and zoom to any place on the planet that you want to explore. +Satellite images and local facts zoom into view. Tap into Google +search to show local points of interest and facts. Zoom to a +specific address to check out an apartment or hotel. View driving +directions and even fly along your route. + +The degree of resolution available is based somewhat on the points +of interest, but most land (except for some islands) is covered in at +least 15 meters of resolution. + +When running GoogleEarth for the first time, you will see an error +message stating that it is unable to find the Bitstream Vera fonts. +This should be safe to ignore - it will use other fonts (and the +DejaVu fonts included with Slackware are based on the Bitstream fonts). + +NOTES: +1) Google updates the GoogleEarth bin-file without changing the download + link location and they don't use version numbering in the filename + (the version is more an internal numbering). + + Therefore, this script is subject to failing (and a different MD5SUM) + at any time due to the fact that you might get a newer version + of GoogleEarth than what the script is designed to use. Please notify + the maintainer if this is the case. + +2) Google Earth 7 is "LSB compliant" meaning it was built on a LSB system. + Slackware however does not have that symlink which is part of the LSB 3.0 + specification. You'll need to create the symlink manually after installing + the package: + + ln -sf /lib/ld-linux.so.2 /lib/ld-lsb.so.3 + +3) Google Earth tends to crash when the 65-fonts-persion.conf is available on + the system. aPlease remove /etc/fonts/conf.d/65-fonts-persian.conf prior + launching this application. The easiest way to do this is: + + mv /etc/fonts/conf.d/65-fonts-persian.conf \ + /etc/fonts/conf.d/65-fonts-persian.conf.old + +4) GoogleEarth is a 32bit application only. You need to have the 32bit + compatibility packages installed to have this work on a 64bit system. + Otherwise you'll just see "no such file or directory" errors. I am aware + that Google puts a 64bits debian package out, but this is a 32bits package + with a 64bit wrapper for debian that installs multilib + +5) GoogleEarth now requires that you have OpenGL drivers installed on your + system (and Xorg configured to use them). Not doing so will cause X + to crash. + |