[ltp] OT: Google Release GoogleEarth Linux

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On 6/13/06, Jiang Qian <qian2@fas.harvard.edu> wrote:
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> I know this is off topic but:
> http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html
> from what I can see in the installed files, unlike picasa(which use wine
> and I can't get it to run on my ubuntu 5.04 hoary, help!) this is a
> *native* port! It even runs fine on my now aged ubuntu hoary! Run very
> smoothly Hurray this give non-gamers like me some reward on getting the
> 3D working!
> Jiang


I got it working too on my T23 (using etch) it runs fine, but I don't have
OpenGL or whatever the name is for hardware accel. My machine has an  S3
Inc. SuperSavage IX/C and apparently it is not possible to get 3D accel on
it. Is this true?

Thanks
Hugo



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<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 6/13/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Jiang Qian</b> &lt;<a href="mailto:qian2@fas.harvard.edu">qian2@fas.harvard.edu</a>&gt; wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I know this is off topic but:<br><a href="http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html">http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html</a><br>from what I can see in the installed files, unlike picasa(which use wine<br>and I can't get it to run on my ubuntu 
5.04 hoary, help!) this is a<br>*native* port! It even runs fine on my now aged ubuntu hoary! Run very<br>smoothly Hurray this give non-gamers like me some reward on getting the<br>3D working!<br>Jiang</blockquote><div><br>
I got it working too on my T23 (using etch) it runs fine, but I don't have OpenGL or whatever the name is for hardware accel. My machine has an&nbsp; S3 Inc. SuperSavage IX/C and apparently it is not possible to get 3D accel on it. Is this true?
<br><br>Thanks<br>Hugo<br><br>&nbsp;</div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">--<br>The linux-thinkpad mailing list home page is at:
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