Google Earth only works as "sudo"

[Nils Kassube]

Graham Watkins wrote:
> just installed Google Earth on 8.04.  It creates a desktop icon but
> when I click on it  I get the splash screen , then the starfield and 
> ... er,  that's it.  No earth and no response from any menu items.
>
> However, when I start it as administrator from the command line,
> everything (or at least everything I've tried so far) works as it
> should.
>
> Is this a permissions thing and is there a way of fixing it?

Yes, looks like a permission problem. If it is, you can fix it with the 
command

sudo chown -R $USER: $HOME

in a terminal.


Nils