Linux support

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Am I the only one asking for Linux support? Please tell us if there are any
plans to support it in the future. This is a great product, but I can't
even use it because of this. Thanks

Original issue reported on code.google.com by ro.val...@gmail.com on 10 Dec 2008 at 3:17

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I second this motion. I recall reading that Google have promised a Linux port 
once
the Windows and Mac versions were done. Well, they're done, so can we make Tux 
happy
please...

Original comment by mark.cal...@gmail.com on 23 Jan 2009 at 2:45

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hi there, any news about the chance to see a linux port of the earth api ?? or 
should
linux user stop once for all waiting for it ? ;)

Original comment by trujillo...@gmail.com on 4 Jul 2009 at 12:23

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A vote for linux from me as well.

Original comment by bheers...@gmail.com on 24 Aug 2009 at 4:11

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i need it for linux too! 

Original comment by carsten....@gmail.com on 28 Aug 2009 at 10:41

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I'm a developer who absolutely will not use the google earth plugin in any maps 
I
develop until a linux version is available; I'm sure I'm not the only one. 
Please,
google devs, we've been waiting patiently for over a year for linux support.

Original comment by debianfa...@gmail.com on 28 Aug 2009 at 5:07

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Just to increase the line, I'm waiting a linux version of this plugin too.  
Couldn't
we have any Google signal about this issue? Whose are the dificults to 
implement it? 

Original comment by wpcama...@gmail.com on 2 Sep 2009 at 2:12

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Please, create a Linux plugin.  Our company uses it for lobby displays, and 
it's a 
nuisance whenever Microsoft submits an update.  

Thanks.

Original comment by chris.ol...@cggveritas.com on 16 Sep 2009 at 1:43

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I want a Linux plugin too..

Original comment by gopi...@gmail.com on 6 Oct 2009 at 4:28

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Have some compassion and make it for Linux too =(

Original comment by dor...@gmail.com on 8 Oct 2009 at 3:36

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I would also benefit from a linux plugin! The project's choice to use Google 
Earth
very much depends on this! 

Original comment by gaia.tre...@gmail.com on 9 Oct 2009 at 2:41

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I also desire linux support.

Original comment by bteitl...@gmail.com on 13 Oct 2009 at 3:16

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Please add Linux support! We appreciate Google plans to release a Linux 
version, but 
maybe the priority has to be raised in order to actually achieve this.

Also see this discussion:
http://groups.google.com/group/google-earth-browser-
plugin/browse_thread/thread/c97bc0ad54c295f9

Original comment by opensour...@gmail.com on 13 Oct 2009 at 5:35

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please add support for Linux

Original comment by nicktulip on 14 Oct 2009 at 3:54

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hi there,
glad to see the bug status is 'new' at the date of 14/10/09 while the linux 
version
was announced to be done around august 2008 (see
http://groups.google.com/group/google-earth-browser-plugin/browse_thread/thread/
8fd819b0334f6eb6/
)
glad to see also that google is making nice efforts towards open source 
community...
too bad :(

Original comment by trujillo...@gmail.com on 14 Oct 2009 at 5:06

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I am onboard for linux support, I use it on Win 7 mostly, but once I get 
invited to 
Suse Studio that may very well change

Original comment by superUNK...@gmail.com on 15 Oct 2009 at 5:16

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I wish my students will be able to use it on our edubuntu's computers too... 
Please :-)

Original comment by francois...@gmail.com on 17 Oct 2009 at 7:01

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is it so difficult?? If so, please let us know. If not... I'm starting to 
realize
that the "compromise" of google with floss is not the big they try us to 
believe.

Original comment by boot2...@gmail.com on 17 Oct 2009 at 10:54

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can't support this feature if it can't work for everyone who wants to install 
it.

Original comment by masonda...@gmail.com on 22 Oct 2009 at 3:30

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Please let me know when linux is available!

Original comment by jeff.l...@gmail.com on 18 Nov 2009 at 4:51

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Considering Chrome OS is available for download now perhaps we'll see Earth 
support
on Linux soon? :) 

Original comment by benjami...@gmail.com on 23 Nov 2009 at 10:57

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Firstly I want to say THANKS for the incredible search engine and software.. 
you guys 
ROCK.   If I can put a request in tho...  I hate having to run a virtual XP 
machine 
inside of Linux just to access the software.   Please please please consider 
Linux as a 
serious platform.   :)

Original comment by matt.t...@gmail.com on 25 Nov 2009 at 8:14

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Linux is over a year overdue...I am starting to wonder whether Google will ever 
get
around to it. But I still look forward to getting an e-mail saying "Google 
created a
Linux version!"

Original comment by skycool...@gmail.com on 3 Dec 2009 at 4:23

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cmon don't be evil!
linux gave you soooo much!
you are developing an entire OS on linux,
please support us!

thanks.

Original comment by cacosq...@gmail.com on 4 Dec 2009 at 8:43

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[q]you are developing an entire OS on linux[/q]

Make that 2 OS's and their custom in-house OS. Great sponsor of Open Source in
general, but not in top 10 of Linux contributions.

Original comment by Prins...@gmail.com on 4 Dec 2009 at 8:03

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Isn't it obvious?

Original comment by nez...@gmail.com on 10 Dec 2009 at 10:40

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no news about porting the api on linux ?

Original comment by trujillo...@gmail.com on 16 Dec 2009 at 8:55

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Chrome OS without GE plugin on linux? 

Original comment by william....@gmail.com on 21 Dec 2009 at 8:37

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happy new year !! will 2010 be the year when linux users can use the api ?? the
future will tell us...

Original comment by trujillo...@gmail.com on 8 Jan 2010 at 1:48

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Add me to the list. Using Chromium on Linux.

Original comment by justino...@gmail.com on 15 Jan 2010 at 3:51

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Yes, the plugin should be available on Linux.

Come on guys! :)

Original comment by ouhman@gmail.com on 18 Jan 2010 at 10:11

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I was able to get my 48 year old mom who's used windows all her life and my 17 
year old 
little fashionista sister to switch to ubuntu (quite a task to convert their 
way of 
thinking over!), and they are loving ubuntu linux, now we just need all the 
software they 
expect to just work. make it happen google! set a good example for other 
companies.

Original comment by osirisx11@gmail.com on 18 Jan 2010 at 1:00

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Is work actually being done to implement this on Linux?

Original comment by bwhit...@gmail.com on 7 Feb 2010 at 7:08

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Linux support request +1

Original comment by olliebre...@gmail.com on 9 Feb 2010 at 10:46

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Linux request +1 more

Original comment by matthew....@gmail.com on 9 Feb 2010 at 10:53

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It will be great to have this plugin on Linux!

Original comment by vinicius...@gmail.com on 9 Feb 2010 at 12:45

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I want to use this plugin, but I do everything with Linux.  Please help...

Original comment by paul_van...@uml.edu on 11 Feb 2010 at 12:39

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Having this plugin in my Portal system is a special request from the end-users. 
My
system is Linux-based. It would be great to have it for linux.

The first mail is dated Dec 10, 2008. The request for this feature is around 
for more
than one year. Why the delay?

Original comment by krama...@gmail.com on 19 Feb 2010 at 9:12

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Would it be possible to use Mozplugger and standard Linux Google Earth to 
emulate
this until Google finally makes a Linux version of the plugin?

Original comment by skycool...@gmail.com on 19 Feb 2010 at 3:45

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I would like to use Google Earth API, but if they can't make Linux version, 
will have
to use ArcGIS

Original comment by scooterc...@gmail.com on 5 Mar 2010 at 4:25

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Scootercook: I hope you realize this ONLY applies to the Google Earth plugin.  
There
are plenty of mapping plugins - including Google Maps - that you can use, so 
you're
hardly forced to use ArcGIS.  If you code to GoogleMaps API, you'll even be 
able to
use the full Earth interface in non-linux browsers, gracedfully degrading to the
Google Maps interface on Linux.

Original comment by derek%po...@gtempaccount.com on 5 Mar 2010 at 4:50

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I just found this topic a few minutes ago and noticed that this issue was 
started almost two years ago. 
Google still didn't provide GNU/Linux support for Google Earth API. I'm 
dissappointed since Google 
Chrome supports GNU/Linux long time ago.

I'm doing a final project for my class this semester which required to use 
Google Maps API and Google 
Earth API and I'm using Fedora and Ubuntu on my laptop and netbook. I'm trying 
to make it cross-
browser compatible. If I develop this project using Google Earth API under 
Windows through VirtualBox, 
it's no longer cross-browser (or cross-OS) compatible. Hope to see Google Earth 
API for GNU/Linux 
available during this semester.  

Original comment by robbyche...@gmail.com on 9 Mar 2010 at 2:10

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We used to teach a webmapping class, in part utilizing the google earth plugin, 
but 
have dropped the google earth portion since google does not seem interested in 
cross-
browser support. This issue has been open for well over two years. Responsible 
web-
developers should respect web-standards (which by definition includes 
cross-platform 
support).

Original comment by griffith...@gmail.com on 21 Mar 2010 at 1:14

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I'm also a developer and can't understand why Google hasn't released GE's API 
to Linux.
C'mon guys! Tux has been patiently waiting for this but you're showing a 
complete
lack of interest in doing so!

Original comment by pdor...@gmail.com on 22 Mar 2010 at 6:07

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[quote]... but you're showing a complete lack of interest in doing so![/quote]
is it me or the status of the issue is still "new", not event "aknowledged" ?
any reaction from google, or is it proven that lunix users don t click enough 
on 
googleadds and so don t interest people at google ?

Original comment by trujillo...@gmail.com on 22 Mar 2010 at 9:18

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The status for the GNU/Linux support issue is still "new" for two years. I 
don't know
why, but I think that it's not related to Google Ads.

Original comment by robbyche...@gmail.com on 22 Mar 2010 at 6:49

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I just looked all the issues of Google Earth. Linux support is the most popular 
on
the list.
http://code.google.com/p/earth-api-samples/issues/list

Original comment by robbyche...@gmail.com on 22 Mar 2010 at 6:54

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Maybe the decision-makers at Google are obsessed with China instead of getting 
actual
work done.

Original comment by bob.car...@gmail.com on 22 Mar 2010 at 8:03

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Original comment by jli...@google.com on 22 Mar 2010 at 8:25

• Changed state: Acknowledged
• Added labels: Component-API, Component-Plugin, Priority-Low
• Removed labels: Priority-Medium

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Well that says it all, doesn't it.  Now we've been acknowledged and 
prioritized. 
Low.

Original comment by derek%po...@gtempaccount.com on 23 Mar 2010 at 1:22

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But why Google have decreased priority from medium to low?

Original comment by robbyche...@gmail.com on 23 Mar 2010 at 2:14