If I remember correctly, this is something which gives you the
ingredients to build google earth. There should be some mention of that.
There is a build command you have to issue, then you should have it
installed and ready to go at the conclusion of the process.

Yes, the description includes, "This utility makes it possible to build your own
personal Debian package of Google Earth. The packaging itself is Free Software
..."

Calling it a utility and software leads me to believe that it is a program (to
automate the installation of Google Earth). Am I misinterpreting the
description?

If there is a build command needed, it is not mentioned in the description, so
I'm at a loss how to proceed.

I'm working blind here, but I guess the first thing I'd do is list the
files in the package you installed.

dpkg -l | grep google to find the exact name, then dpkg -L <package
name> to list the files.

A web search turned up some sites that talk about this Debian package, so there
may be specific instructions on how to proceed. I'll search further out there.

I seem to have better luck with Synaptic than the Software Center.

I just looked at both of them and there is two Google Earth entries in both of
them that show as installed on mine, googleearth-package and googleearth.

Look in Synaptic, put google earth in the search and if they come up with a
green box, they are installed.

If not try to install them again.

If you build a .deb package of googleearth, and installed it with the dpkg -i
<googleearth-package.deb> command, then you should be able to find evidence of
its installation in two places:
1) /var/lib/dpkg/info
Issue the command: ls -1t *.list > ~ubuntu/Desktop/pkgs-installed.list
2) In /var/cache/apt/archives, you should be able to find a copy of the
<googleearth-package.deb> file

The Ubuntu Software Center may not have installed the subject utility, after
all. It doesn't matter, now.

There are instruction for installing Google Earth at:

<tombuntu.com/.../how-to-install-google-earth-in-ubuntu-\
10-04/>

The site describes two methods. I chose the first, which uses a .deb package
created by Medibuntu. Mission accomplished.

I like to use a GUI anytime I can because I think that is what Ubuntu is all
about. Besides that, I can't type and commands take me a long, long, long time.

When I first got it, I did not know anything about CLI, XP was my first computer
OS.

I still do not know very much and after studying Linux for awhile I decided it
is way over my head but a specific problem can usually be solved with a Google
search.

I like just using Ubuntu and find it much easier than Windows, but XP is the
only Windows I ever have used.

I especially like no virus, no defrag, etc. I about forgot everything I used to
know about XP.

The easiest way to install Google Earth is to add the the Medibuntu
repositories to your sources list.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu