Google earth pro only works as root

From	Jeremy Ardley <jeremy@ardley.org>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Google earth pro only works as root
Date	2021-03-03 02:10 +0100
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I've installed google-earth-pro-stable_current_amd64.deb on my debian system

cat /etc/os-release
PRETTY_NAME="Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)"
NAME="Debian GNU/Linux"
VERSION_ID="10"
VERSION="10 (buster)"
VERSION_CODENAME=buster
ID=debian
HOME_URL="https://www.debian.org/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://www.debian.org/support"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.debian.org/"

lspci -v | grep VGA
09:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Caicos PRO [Radeon HD 7450] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])

The problem is Google Earth Pro will run just fine when started sudo but 
as a normal user it gives a message

"Unknown Graphics Card"

And proceeds to show a broken set of panes that I can't use.

I assume the problem is permissions and has nothing to do with the 
driver installed?

Any suggestions?


-- 
Jeremy

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