Google Earth crashes (OpenSUSE 12.2)

Google Earth crashes on OpenSUSE 12.2. For me, the solution was to delete the following files:
     /etc/fonts/conf.d/11-suse-hinting.conf
     /etc/fonts/conf.d/65-fonts-persian.conf
Of course, you must have root access. OpenSUSE 12.2 has a  Super User mode for File Manager (Applications - System - File Manager) which makes things easier