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offline and silent setup for google earth plugin #65

Open GoogleCodeExporter opened 8 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
#1 silent installation without user interaction
#2 offline setup, installing the google earth plugin without internet
connection and plugin components download

Original issue reported on code.google.com by hgpl...@gmail.com on 1 Sep 2008 at 7:31

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
This is an important feature for corporate environments where users don't 
install the
software themselves (they have no admin rights) but PC technicians/admins do 
that
preferably from a command line interface or automatic script.

Original comment by Robert.P...@gmail.com on 4 Sep 2008 at 10:19

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
i'll wait 4 this cool feature!!!

Original comment by gaucho.d...@gmail.com on 8 Sep 2008 at 8:31

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Highly needed feature for corporate and government installation environments. 
We do 
not allow any users to install their own applications, and since the EULA 
change 
from this summer allowing government users access to the free GE version, no 
one can 
utilize the GE installer. 

Having an offline installer would be a much needed feature and assist our 
installation greatly.

Original comment by coron...@yahoo.com on 2 Oct 2008 at 2:01

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago

Original comment by api.roman.public@gmail.com on 9 Dec 2008 at 10:30

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
I'm in favor of offline installation. The current Google installation scheme is
blocked by my corporate network policies which will not change.

Original comment by dnbaumga...@gmail.com on 12 Dec 2008 at 3:57

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
I have the same problem. Our corporate firewall is preventing installation of 
google 
gears or the google earth browser plugin. When the installer attempts to access 
the 
internet to install the plugin, I eventually get an error saying that it's not 
allowed. I work for a very large corporation and although I've submitted a 
ticket 3 
or 4 times, it's pretty obvious IT isn't going to do anything about it.

Original comment by soel...@gmail.com on 14 Dec 2008 at 4:43

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
same problem here, the apllication is not allowed to go back to the internet to 
install Chrome.

Original comment by yirmeyah...@gmail.com on 22 Dec 2008 at 6:42

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Issue 153 has been merged into this issue.

Original comment by api.roman.public@gmail.com on 4 Feb 2009 at 10:42

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
I see that Google Earth 5.0 beta is out but still there is no offline installer.
I'll start looking for an alternative to that poor software.

Original comment by rpr.nos...@gmail.com on 11 Feb 2009 at 9:01

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Offering an offline installer would definitely increase the acceptance of this
software. Due to security reasons, I cannot use the Google installer.

Original comment by dorae...@gmx.de on 25 Feb 2009 at 8:30

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
this issue must be solved so that people behind firewalls that they do not 
control
can get the GE Plugin.  Also for Admins that must install software on because 
the
user is unable to.  A direct download source would be the first step.

Original comment by johnbris...@hotmail.com on 15 Apr 2009 at 6:30

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
This one may imo become difficult as google updater & installer seems to decide 
what 
package to download depending on OS and system configuration.

BTW: If you spy for the network traffic while setup.exe is working you will 
find the 
absolute location of the install package. ;-)

Original comment by sa.trowi...@gmail.com on 18 Apr 2009 at 9:17

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
I think this is a very importnant missing-feature.
All the users do not have sufficient permission for installing a browser plugin 
and 
it'll definitely be helpful if the google Earth plugin for browser can be 
included 
in the application installer.

Original comment by minhajc...@gmail.com on 24 May 2009 at 10:34

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Want to echo everything said above. An offline installer to for users of
institutional networks would be extremely important. I couldn't even show GE to 
the
students in my class because the university blocked installation on all of their
machines.

Original comment by cl...@clydeford.com on 15 Jun 2009 at 4:38

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Moreover, there are no valid reasons for requiring administrative access to the 
machine to install or run a simple 
browser plugin. This creates no advantage whatsoever, and only adds potential 
security holes.

Please, remove this requirement as well. It simply makes no sense.

Original comment by laurent.giroud@gmail.com on 8 Aug 2009 at 1:40

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Administrator privileges are required mostly because ActiveX controls may not be
installed without them. IE plugins are ActiveX based, unfortunately.

Original comment by api.roman.public@gmail.com on 9 Aug 2009 at 12:54

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago

Original comment by api.roman.public@gmail.com on 9 Aug 2009 at 1:01

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
The comment about Administrator privileges being required because of Active X 
controls obviously doesn't make 
sense on OS X where there's no Active X and no privileges needed to what the 
plugin does (ie, use Open GL).

Original comment by laurent.giroud@gmail.com on 28 Sep 2009 at 12:11

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Do we have any resolution for this issue ?

Original comment by Prashant...@gmail.com on 19 Mar 2010 at 6:11

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
It is strange that I was able to install firefox into "My Documents" to skirt 
the
admin requirements for install but cant do the same for a plugin.
 My firefox path is
D:\My Documents\firefox by putting it here which was an option in the 
installer, no
extra privilege was needed. I think if you make an option to install in NON 
system
directories you'll find it just works.

Original comment by not.we...@gmail.com on 27 Apr 2010 at 3:46

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
making the plugin more accessible would be very desirable

Original comment by j.can...@gmail.com on 3 May 2010 at 3:21

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Offline setup with really good instructions, including troubleshooting, is 
vital. 

Some developers in these forums claim that setup is simple and I personally 
have 
never had a problem yet, but the number of pleas for help from developers 
confirms 
my experience that many non-technical users really struggle with installation.

If non-technical users can't use what we develop, we might as well all give up 
:-)

Original comment by m...@around-the-world.co.uk on 10 May 2010 at 9:34

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
From an application point of view, for the end user this would be most desirable
almost to the point of a necessity.

Original comment by nutwoo...@gmail.com on 10 May 2010 at 9:40

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
I would agree that an offline setup is needed.

Original comment by koklyn...@gmail.com on 28 Jun 2010 at 9:39

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
I need an offline installer for DoD laptops that are forward deployed in the 
field and do not have a stable connection to the WWW.

Original comment by axlepas...@gmail.com on 16 Sep 2010 at 5:40

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
I also require an offline silent installation option for a corporate 
environment.

Original comment by jfishe...@gmail.com on 17 Feb 2011 at 9:29

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Any update for offline installation request?

Original comment by ibarra.a...@gmail.com on 16 May 2011 at 6:23

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Sat behind a firewall here too, cannot install the Google Earth Plugin, quite 
dissapointing to be honest. Would love a offline or alternative installation 
method!

Original comment by jcalvert...@gmail.com on 24 May 2011 at 10:53

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
you are kiddin, People are still finding this since 2008 and still asking for 
the same thing?

Is an offline installer for this that hard to setup, google?

Original comment by smithm...@gmail.com on 24 May 2011 at 10:54

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
still looking for the offline installer :-(

Original comment by claire.l...@gmail.com on 23 Jun 2011 at 2:19

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Issue 430 has been merged into this issue.

Original comment by bcke...@google.com on 28 Jun 2011 at 8:27

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Issue 475 has been merged into this issue.

Original comment by bcke...@google.com on 28 Jun 2011 at 8:29

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
So three years on. Can anyone point me to a place where I can get the install 
file? Seems a bit of a joke really. Our restrictive firewall won't allow its 
install. It could easily be installed if we had access to the whole install 
file.

Original comment by nzr...@gmail.com on 5 Jul 2011 at 1:15

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
offline installer, please

Original comment by smathia...@gmail.com on 11 Jul 2011 at 2:14

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
The same please!

Original comment by nico.oli...@gmail.com on 13 Jul 2011 at 11:01

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Hi all!

I've found the solution described on the following site: 
http://sites.google.com/site/gepluginnar/

It works for me!

Original comment by thome...@gmail.com on 21 Jul 2011 at 8:36

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
offline install needed badly

Original comment by paullhe...@gmail.com on 31 Oct 2011 at 3:47

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
The http://sites.google.com/site/gepluginnar/ website fix did not work for me 
in Firefox 7.0.  I even have local admin rights, and the online install still 
fails.  This issue is going on 4 years, please fix...

Original comment by cea...@gmail.com on 9 Nov 2011 at 9:23

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Agree times 10! Need this badly.

Original comment by katy.e...@gmail.com on 3 Jan 2012 at 5:59

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
3+ years later and no offline installation. Let's face it folks, it's not going 
to happen. I wish they would still at least respond to the request with a "No".

Original comment by maw...@gmail.com on 3 Jan 2012 at 6:11

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Management does not allow users install rights.  Some version do not require 
Win registry accesss and we can install that version.  Suggest all future 
versions have the option of doing so OR a 2nd version of the install executable 
be made available.

Original comment by gcg8...@gmail.com on 9 Feb 2012 at 4:09

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
To save others some trouble, the link in comment #36 should not be used 
anymore. It utilized version 5.2 of GE Plugin, which uses API keys. As of 
version 6.0, those keys are no longer used and you cannot even generate them 
anymore. If we can get this updated to at least 6.0, we'd be better off.

The idea in that link works for me in a sandbox, but as soon as I deployed the 
code to a server it complained about the API key.

Considering that GE has an offline installer, I would think GEP would as well. 
One cannot even use an existing GE installation to show the graphics in the 
plugin.

Original comment by eric.r.s...@gmail.com on 20 Mar 2012 at 12:18

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Earth plugin is included in Google Earth. Offline installer is here:
https://dl.google.com/earth/client/advanced/current/GoogleEarthWin.exe

Original comment by kmai...@gmail.com on 17 Jul 2012 at 11:34

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Would really be great to have an offline installer (MSI) for the plugin!

Original comment by jepark...@gmail.com on 9 Aug 2012 at 8:19

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
For those of you having issues, here's what I did.  Install the Google Earth 
Plugin from Google's website:  
http://www.google.com/earth/explore/products/plugin.html

After install, go to C:\Program Files\Google\Update\Install 

In one of the folders you should see the google plugin installation file.  Mine 
was: GoogleEarth-Win-Plugin-6.2.2.6613.exe .  Using this, I was able to install 
the plugin using WPKG.  Here's a link to the installation file I used: 
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_4v-Vfgns0dRDlobWhlSThDS0U

Original comment by Scu...@gmail.com on 5 Sep 2012 at 8:00

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
It would be great if we have offline installer for GEPlugin. This will proxy 
issues during installation.

Original comment by sandeeps...@gmail.com on 20 Sep 2012 at 11:42

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
would be really happy to have this offline installer.

Original comment by john.lim...@gmail.com on 21 Sep 2012 at 4:59

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
PLEASE make an offline installer!

Original comment by m...@activ8.com.au on 11 Jul 2013 at 2:55

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Yes, there would be an offline installer....

Original comment by rananave...@gmail.com on 7 Aug 2013 at 5:41

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
I managed to reconstruct the Installation procedure for the latest Version 
(11.03.2014). If you're interested, pm me

Original comment by ramir...@gmail.com on 11 Mar 2014 at 3:21