Running by hand, I see: $ fakeroot Xvfb :99 -noreset -nolisten tcp(EE) GLX: could not load software renderer [dix] Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic, removing from list! [dix] Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled, removing from list! [dix] Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled, removing from list! [dix] Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1, removing from list! [dix] Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi, removing from list! [dix] Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi, removing from list! [dix] Could not init font path element /var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType, removing from list! The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports: > Error: Cannot open "/var/lib/xkb/file8s3uEn" to write keyboard > description > Exiting (EE) Error compiling keymap (-) (EE) XKB: Couldn't compile keymap (EE) XKB: Failed to load keymap. Loading default keymap instead. The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports: > Error: Cannot open "/var/lib/xkb/file64o1de" to write keyboard > description > Exiting (EE) Error compiling keymap (-) (EE) XKB: Couldn't compile keymap XKB: Failed to compile keymap Keyboard initialization failed. This could be a missing or incorrect setup of xkeyboard-config.
Fatal server error: Failed to activate core devices. $ So if xvfb thinks it's root (which is the purpose of fakeroot), it fails to start if it can't write to /var/lib/xkb. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/829470 Title: pygtk version 2.24.0-2 failed to build in oneiric To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pygtk/+bug/829470/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

