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I installed google earth, using the 32bit google-earth-pro.deb for linux from google's website.
Since then, however, I've had a repeating error: Whenever I open google earth, the it copies my background screen and shows that, instead of the normal google earth map:

The screenshot

As you can see, the normal map is just in one tiny corner. What could be causing this?

Thomas
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  • If you start gedit, is the editing window also transparent? Do you have "low graphics mode" set in Compiz? – heynnema Sep 16 '17 at 21:42
  • Sometimes yes, actually. It goes away after about 10 seconds, or so. – Rich Sep 17 '17 at 08:00
  • Is this a common system error? – Rich Sep 17 '17 at 08:00
  • Just a hunch. Try deleting the .xinputrc file. rm -i .xinputrc let me know if that fixes the problem, and I'll write an answer that you can accept, ok? – heynnema Sep 17 '17 at 12:39
  • It wasn't there: rm: cannot remove '.xinputrc': No such file or directory – Rich Sep 17 '17 at 17:36
  • Let me try a slight variation of the command... rm -i ~/.xinputrc. No space between / and . Also, see if Google Earth acts the same way if you log into a different account. – heynnema Sep 17 '17 at 18:39
  • Nope, still the same: rm: cannot remove '/home/jason/.xinputrc': No such file or directory. And I don't log into google earth. – Rich Sep 18 '17 at 06:12
  • Does the same problem occur if you log into a different user account? You could try the 64bit version https://www.google.com/earth/download/gep/agree.html – heynnema Sep 18 '17 at 13:20
  • I tried both the 32 and 64 bit versions, and the 32bit didn't start at all. – Rich Sep 18 '17 at 20:26
  • You've confused me. The first sentence in your question says that you were using 32-bit. And what about using another user account? – heynnema Sep 18 '17 at 21:31
  • Crap, I was wrong, the 64bit didn't start at all. And I only have one account on my computer. – Rich Sep 19 '17 at 17:48

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