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Comment on Google Earth on 64-bit Debian GNU/Linux by Mitja

Mitja — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:35:11 +0000

I’ve tried to install GoogleEarth again today on my new computer and run into similar problem. Try to run it from command line and see the messages you’ll get. As far as my problem is concerned I’m pretty sure that it is connected to the fact that I’ve never found enough time and will to properly setup 3D acceleration. Possible problem is also that I’m running 64-bit Debian.

Comment on Google Earth on 64-bit Debian GNU/Linux by john hansen

john hansen — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:55:32 +0000

I forgot to mention that this is a consequence of having to reinstall after upgrading to Ubuntu 9.04 on my dual core intel desktop.
Google earth worked fine on this box under Hardy Heron.

Comment on Google Earth on 64-bit Debian GNU/Linux by john hansen

john hansen — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:53:35 +0000

I think I’ve done all this ok and even have the google earth icon in my internet applications list but when I click on it or start from terminal I get the google earth opening screen with the starry world for a few seconds and then the app closes down without opening up for any action with no indication of what is wrong.

Comment on Installing Alternative PHP Cache (APC) on Debian Etch by jhedstrom

jhedstrom — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:55:03 +0000

Thanks for this. I was running into the failed apxs error, and could only find obscure bug reports from 2005. The apache2-threaded-dev package was the key.

Comment on How to query MSSQL database with Debian GNU/Linux (Sarge) by Mitja

Mitja — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:31:30 +0000

Currently I’m making some PHP scripts which will run on my Debian server and pull data from MSSQL database located on Windows server.
I found a great resource describing how to do this:
http://howtoforge.com/php5_mssql_debian_etch_free_tds_unix_odbc

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Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:47:40 +0000

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