Google Earth User Guide - Manual (Page 4)

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Network Speed: 128 Kbits/sec
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Graphics Card: 3D-capable with 16MB of VRAM
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Screen: 1024x768, "16-bit High Color" screen
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For better performance, see Recommended Configuration .
To use Google Earth on a Mac, you must have at least the following:
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Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4 or later
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CPU: G3 500Mhz
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System Memory (RAM): 256MB RAM
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Hard Disk: 400MB free space
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Network Speed: 128 Kbits/sec
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Graphics Card: 3D-capable with 16MB of VRAM
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Screen: 1024x768, "Thousands of Colors"
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For better performance, see Recommended Configuration
To use Google Earth on a Linux computer, you must have at least the following:
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Kernel 2.4 or later
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glibc 2.3.2 w/ NPTL or later
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XFree86-4.0 or x.org R6.7 or later
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CPU: 500Mhz, Pentium 3
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System Memory (RAM): 128MB RAM
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Hard Disk: 400MB free space
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Network Speed: 128 Kbits/sec
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Graphics Card: 3D-capable with 16MB of VRAM
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Screen: 1024x768, "16-bit High Color" screen
Note that Google Earth may work on other configurations not explicitly listed here. The recommended
configuration for Linux computers:
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Kernel 2.6 or later
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glibc 2.3.5 w/ NPTL or later
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x.org R6.7 or later
Google Earth has been tested on the following GNU/Linux distributions, but certainly works on others:
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Ubuntu 5.10
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Suse 10.1
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Fedora Core 5
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Linspire 5.1
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Gentoo 2006.0
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Debian 3.1
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Red Hat 9
Please make sure your system has properly-configured OpenGL drivers. If Google Earth appears to be slow
and unresponsive, it is likely that your system needs different video drivers.
Changing Languages
You can change the language displayed in Google Earth. To do this:
1. Click Tools > Options (Mac: Google Earth > Preferences). Click the General tab.
2. Under Language settings, choose the appropriate language of your choice. System Default
corresponds to the language used by the operating system of your computer.