I get the same error message when attempting to run ranger on Ubuntu 11.10. I also found it had been reported to Debian already.
** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #643782 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=643782 ** Also affects: ranger (Debian) via http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=643782 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Changed in: ranger (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/879149 Title: ranger fails to start To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ranger/+bug/879149/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs