Howto install Google Earth and Fix ugly fonts problem in Ubuntu 11.04 Natty

After installed Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal, one thing you might want is to install Google Earth. Follow is how to install Google Earth 6 from google official site and fix the bad looking fonts problem.

Install Google Earth from google official site

1.) Choose to download deb package for Debian/Ubuntu from the official site.

2.) In Ubuntu Software Center, make sure lsb-core has been installed.

3.) Double click to install the deb downloaded in step 1, or use:

sudo dpkg -i google-earth-stable_current*.deb

Fix ugly, unreadable fonts

Just ran the Google Earth 6 in Ubuntu 11.04 64-bit, and its fonts looks ugly. See the picture:

Easy way to fix it on official help forum that is to install the MS TrueType font package:

sudo apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer

then, logout and back in.

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