[ltp] OT: Google Release GoogleEarth Linux

[Richard]

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>> X Window System Version 7.0.0
>> Release Date: 21 December 2005
>>
>> So I should be able to make this work!
>> Now how do I do that?
>> Maybe Thinkwiki?
>> Any pointers?
>
> Install a kernel with Savage DRI and AGP support, install the Mesa DRI
> drivers for XOrg (libgl1-mesa-dri in Debianish distributions).
>
> http://dri.freedesktop.org/wiki/DriTroubleshooting gives some general
> hints.


My understanding was that Mesa was a software 
implemantation of OpenGL, to be used as a fallback. At least on an X22, 
the key step to getting 3D working was to *remove* (part of) Mesa!

Anyway, I followed the howto above, so that has more details. Good luck.

Regards,

Richard