Comments on: Google Delivers Mac Google Earth API Plugin, But at What Cost?

By: DaveyJJ

DaveyJJ — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:12:19 +0000

In addition, for users who haven’t yet downloaded and run Google Earth 5, or for those who have and have removed the four files above from their system and want to reinstall GE5 but not get these items reinstalled, simply download GE5, install it (but don’t run it), and follow the following instructions …

Locate your copy of Google Earth, control-click on the application and choose Show Package Contents from the pop-up menu. Now remove the following two files, based on starting at the top of the application bundle:

Contents/Frameworks/KeystoneRegistration.framework/Resources/install.py
Contents/Frameworks/KeystoneRegistration.framework/Resources/Keystone.tbz

The first file is the python script used to install the updater service, while the second is a tar-bzip’d bundle that contains the updater service. If the source files aren’t there, Google Earth will be incapable of installing the updater service, no matter what you tell/told it on first run.

By: Yakov Hadash

Yakov Hadash — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 21:35:45 +0000

The Updater is now gone
http://tools.google.com/mac/updaterfaq.html

By: RyanErwin.com » Google 2084

RyanErwin.com » Google 2084 — Tue, 12 May 2009 02:54:30 +0000

[...] searching my computer to see if anything Google related was still installed (other than the Google Update Daemon), I came across this Google 2084 [...]

By: Jeff Kelley

Jeff Kelley — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:32:58 +0000

Yes, that will stop it from launching, but the software will still be present. Also, if you’re going to be doing that, you should also run the command on the LaunchAgent.

By: fffact

fffact — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 17:42:53 +0000

i think ‘sudo launchctl unload -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.google.keystone.daemon.plist’ will stop Google Software Updater from popping up.

By: in8sworld

in8sworld — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 02:29:42 +0000

Thanks for your help!

By: Jeff Kelley

Jeff Kelley — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:58:46 +0000

in8sworld: Yes, deleting /Library/Google, /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.google.keystone.daemon.plist, and /Library/LaunchAgents/com.google.keystone.agent.plist will remove the Google Software Update software from your computer.

By: in8sworld

in8sworld — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:47:46 +0000

Can I just delete all the files mentioned here to remove the updater? I can’t find specific directions on uninstalling anywhere!

By: Ilgaz

Ilgaz — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 14:15:52 +0000

I thought the Google Earth embedded would be nice for my sites “directions” part, installed to OS X Tiger and while just heading to Google for documentation about how to embed it without making the user mad, I noticed 2 apps trying to connect to Google.

As result, I uninstalled it via the tool provided in that google groups discussion link.

Has Google become so big that it got itself disconnected from real World? I know PC users who switched to Mac just because amount of things they can’t manage on Windows. It is not “spyware” of course but imagine guys frustration when something tries to connect to net.

If “Check for Updates” provided in Package ENABLED by default, it won’t fix too. Blame spyware black/gray hats, people barely trusts to their OS Vendor for system updates and nothing else.

In 1990s, another company got so big that they thought they could do anything without anyone saying anything. We have all seen what happened to them. Now, whatever they do, whatever service they provide whether it is better than others or not, gets ignored. I am speaking about once gigantic untouchable internet giant, AOL.

By: Roman N

Roman N — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:05:04 +0000

See response in http://groups.google.com/group/google-earth-browser-plugin/browse_thread/thread/146882feca2788c3