This tutorial will show you how to install Google Earth in Ubuntu 12.04 . If you are still using Ubuntu 11.10 , then either you can upgrade to Ubuntu 12.04 or install Google Earth 6.2 in Ubuntu 11.10 itself . 

Also read : 

• [How to] Install Google Earth 6.2 in Ubuntu 11.10 [ 32Bit & 64 Bit]

If you are curious to know more about Google 6.2 version , then refer Google’s article .

• http://google-latlong.blogspot.in/2012/01/google-earth-62-its-beautiful-world.html

Installation Instructions :

For 32 Bit : 

Open the terminal and run the following command to download the Google 6.2 package .

wget http://dl.google.com/dl/earth/client/current/google-earth-stable_current_i386.deb

Again , run the below command to install Google 6.2 .

sudo dpkg -i google-earth-stable_current_i386.deb

For 64 Bit :

Open the terminal and run the following command to download the Google 6.2 package .

wget http://dl.google.com/dl/earth/client/current/google-earth-stable_current_amd64.deb

Again , run the below command to install Google 6.2 .

sudo dpkg -i google-earth-stable_current_amd64.deb

Note : Run below command in case of any dependency issue.

sudo apt-get install -f