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** Changed in: gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  gnome-keyboard-properties fails with XKB error dialog and  No Symbols
  named "mac" in the include file "macintosh_vndr/gb"

Status in “gnome-settings-daemon” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: gnome-settings-daemon

  Setting the Keyboard model to an Apple model fails.

  In .xsession-errors, the following text is displayed:

  """
  Error:            No Symbols named "mac" in the include file "macintosh_vndr/gb"
                    Exiting
                    Abandoning symbols file "(null)"

  ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16394): WARNING **: Could not activate the XKB configuration
  """

  
  The following dialog is displayed: 

  """

  Error activating XKB configuration.
  It can happen under various circumstances:
   • a bug in libxklavier library
   • a bug in X server (xkbcomp, xmodmap utilities)
   • X server with incompatible libxkbfile implementation

  X server version data:
  The X.Org Foundation
  11001000

  If you report this situation as a bug, please include:
   • The result of xprop -root | grep XKB
   • The result of gconftool-2 -R /desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/kbd

  """

  Error dialog is then displayed on each login.

  Screenshot attached.

  .xsession-errors attached

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: gnome-settings-daemon 2.32.1-0ubuntu13.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-genusername 2.6.38.2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun May 15 16:17:05 2011
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gnome-settings-daemon
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: gnome-settings-daemon
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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