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

[Eric Williams]

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)