Update to previous stable: 5.2.1.1588. Requires qt4 emulation module.
Programme runs now! Note: Quickly click "No" in the dialog window which
asks if you want to switch to DirectX. Otherwise, the programme will crash
on first start. Subsequent launches of GoogleEarth will have this same
dialog window. However, waiting to click Yes/No will not cause it to crash.
This note is reflected in MESSAGE. Latest stable release of GoogleEarth is
provided as a .deb file. This release is still using the .bin file.