Google Earth crashes when opened

Question

I recently downloaded the Google Earth .deb file for 64-bit from here. And I installed it with:

sudo dpkg -i google-earth-stable_current_amd64.deb

And I of course also installed all of the other necessary dependencies with:

sudo apt-get install -f

Which Google Earth depends on. But now when I start Google Earth with:

google-earth

It launches, stays open for about 10 seconds, and then exits. From opening it to it closing this is what I see in Terminal:

[0628/171243:ERROR:net_util.cc(2195)] Not implemented reached in bool net::HaveOnlyLoopbackAddresses()
[0628/171244:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/171244:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/171244:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/171244:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/171245:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/171245:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/171245:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/171245:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/171245:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/171245:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/171245:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/171245:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/161245:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/161245:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/171245:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/171245:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/171245:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/171245:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/171245:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/171245:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/171246:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/171246:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/171246:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/171246:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/171246:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/171246:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/171246:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/171246:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/171247:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/171247:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/171247:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/171247:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/171247:WARNING:backend_impl.cc(1875)] Destroying invalid entry.
[0628/171249:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/171249:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/171249:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/171249:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/171250:WARNING:backend_impl.cc(1875)] Destroying invalid entry.
[0628/171250:WARNING:backend_impl.cc(1875)] Destroying invalid entry.
[0628/171250:WARNING:backend_impl.cc(1875)] Destroying invalid entry.
[0628/171250:WARNING:backend_impl.cc(1875)] Destroying invalid entry.
[0628/171250:WARNING:backend_impl.cc(1875)] Destroying invalid entry.
[0628/171250:WARNING:backend_impl.cc(1875)] Destroying invalid entry.
[0628/171250:WARNING:backend_impl.cc(1875)] Destroying invalid entry.
[0628/171250:WARNING:backend_impl.cc(1875)] Destroying invalid entry.
[0628/171253:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/171253:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/171253:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/171253:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/171254:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/171254:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/171254:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/171254:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/171254:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/171254:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/171254:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.
[0628/171254:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(581)] No URLRequestContext for OCSP handler.


Another crash happened while handling crash!

I am not sure of the meaning of these error messages, and what I should do about them to stop it from only lasting 10 seconds. So is there anyway I can fix this? Or is this some sort of bug? If so, where should I report it?

OS Information:

Description:    Ubuntu 15.04
Release:    15.04

Package Information:

google-earth-stable:
  Installed: 7.1.4.1529-r0
  Candidate: 7.1.4.1529-r0
  Version table:
 *** 7.1.4.1529-r0 0
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

erik · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-05T18:33:07.603

16

The solution is to remove (or rename) the ~/.googleearth directory.

Close Google-Earth
Rename the directory
```
mv ~/.googleearth ~/old_googleearth 
```
Start Google-Earth and be happy.

Well, with Fedora 23 this didn’t help. I had to install the 32 bit version of Google-Earth. At least it works now.

edited Jul 05 '16 at 18:33

answered Oct 26 '15 at 15:52

erik

667

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 24 '15 at 01:57

I have the same problem .. the only way to fix it as far as I know and according to the other forums about googe earth crashing on start up is on start - up just try not to move the mouse and wait for it to be stable (like when the earth has been fully loaded) It works for me .. so give it a try

score 2 · Answer 3 · edited Jul 05 '16 at 20:52

2

The only workaround for me was to disconnect from the Internet before starting the program.

I downloaded the latest version of google-earth-stable_current_amd64.deb and installed it by Ubuntu Software. I am using Ubuntu 16.04.

The better solution to my mind is to install such unstable programs on Virtualbox. But what could I do if the Virtualbox didn't install?

edited Jul 05 '16 at 20:52

amc

7,292

answered Jul 05 '16 at 18:33

Dante

1,949

csheth · Answer 4 · 2016-09-18T10:45:55.373

Here is a screenshot of a utility available on Ubuntu Software Cente:

Steps: 1. Open Ubuntu software center and search for "googleearth" (no spaces found what I was looking for, with a space between google and earth it yielded something else).

After that's the software center should look like the image I've posted. Then on your console/terminal run make-googleearth-package.
Then run sudo dpkg -i googleearth_6.0.3.2197+1.1.0-1_amd64.deb as the console asks you the same after step 1 is done.
If some dependencies are unmet run sudo apt-get update then run sudo apt-get -f install
After step 3 run sudo dpkg -i googleearth_6.0.3.2197+1.1.0-1_amd64.deb.

This did the trick, no crashes.

Erik's and 7th's solution worked for a few months till today when no matter how much I tried to not-move the mouse or play around with the globe while it loaded and is flying-to, it crashed.

EDIT: Chrome and Google Earth will not run simultaneously on my system, wonder why?

EDIT: Chrome and GEarth work simultaneously now.

score -3 · Answer 5 · edited Oct 12 '15 at 09:37

-3

I had the same problem, I executed it as sudo. In terminal:

sudo google-earth

It worked for me.

edited Oct 12 '15 at 09:37

hg8

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answered Oct 11 '15 at 22:08

sergio

1

Google Earth crashes when opened

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