Google Earth runs for all users except me

[Reindl Harald]

Am 16.02.2013 21:26, schrieb Mark LaPierre:
> On 02/14/2013 08:03 AM, Jonathan Ryshpan wrote:
>> I have just installed the proprietary nvidia drivers on an x86_64
>> system, and have found that google-earth runs correctly when invoked by
>> any user except me (root, guest, etc.), but not when invoked by me (that
>> is jonrysh).  The symptom is that when invoked jonrysh everything works
>> correctly (sidebar, top bar, tour guide, etc) EXCEPT for the main
>> window, which is supposed to show the world image; this window is black.
>> When invoked by any other user, google-earth runs exactly as expected.
>>
>> The problem is not bad data in ~/.googleearth; when .googleearth is
>> deleted from my home directory things continue as before.
>>
>> System Details
>>          CPU: AMD 64-bits, 4 core
>>          Video: GeForce 8400GS
>>          OpSys: Fedora 17 with all updates
>>          Driver: kmod-nvidia-3.7.3-101.fc17.x86_64-304.64-2.fc17.5.x86_64
>>
>> Has anyone else seen this?  What's the best way to investigate?
>>
>> Thanks - jon
> 
> Hey Jon,
> 
> Try this.  It worked for me:
> 
> /etc/fonts/conf.d/65-fonts-persian.conf (a symbolic link to /etc/fonts/conf.avail/65-fonts-persian.conf).
> Removing that symbolic link, GoogleEarth starts correctly

if this really is the reson it shows that i am right
to uninstall any not really used package

[harry at srv-rhsoft:~]$ rpm -qa | wc -l
1509

[harry at srv-rhsoft:~]$ rpm -qa | grep font | sort
bitmap-console-fonts-0.3-19.fc18.noarch
bitmap-fixed-fonts-0.3-19.fc18.noarch
bitstream-vera-fonts-common-1.10-21.fc18.noarch
bitstream-vera-sans-fonts-1.10-21.fc18.noarch
bitstream-vera-sans-mono-fonts-1.10-21.fc18.noarch
bitstream-vera-serif-fonts-1.10-21.fc18.noarch
dejavu-fonts-common-2.33-4.fc18.noarch
dejavu-lgc-sans-fonts-2.33-4.fc18.noarch
dejavu-lgc-sans-mono-fonts-2.33-4.fc18.noarch
dejavu-sans-fonts-2.33-4.fc18.noarch
dejavu-sans-mono-fonts-2.33-4.fc18.noarch
dejavu-serif-fonts-2.33-4.fc18.noarch
fontconfig-2.10.2-2.fc18.x86_64
fontpackages-filesystem-1.44-5.fc18.noarch
ghostscript-fonts-5.50-29.fc18.noarch
liberation-fonts-common-1.07.2-12.fc18.noarch
liberation-mono-fonts-1.07.2-12.fc18.noarch
liberation-sans-fonts-1.07.2-12.fc18.noarch
liberation-serif-fonts-1.07.2-12.fc18.noarch
libfontenc-1.1.1-2.fc18.x86_64
libreoffice-opensymbol-fonts-3.6.5.2-2.fc18.noarch
libXfont-1.4.5-2.fc18.x86_64
msttcorefonts-2.0-6.fc18.20130115.rh.noarch
texlive-amsfonts-svn26315.3.0-16.fc18.noarch
texlive-fontspec-svn26230.v2.2b-16.fc18.noarch
texlive-latex-fonts-svn28888.0-16.fc18.noarch
urw-fonts-2.4-12.fc18.noarch
xorg-x11-fonts-misc-7.5-6.fc18.noarch
xorg-x11-font-utils-7.5-10.fc18.x86_64

[harry at srv-rhsoft:~]$ rpm -qa | grep font | sort | wc -l
29
[harry

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