The ubuntu repositories contain dogtail version 0.6.1, which is geared towards gnome2. For gnome3 compatibility, you need to manually upgrade to dogtail 0.8.0.
This is how I upgraded: 1. Remove old dogtail version by typing: sudo apt-get purge dogtail-python 2. Install new dependency: sudo apt-get install python-omniorb 3. Get the dogtail 0.8.0 tarball from https://fedorahosted.org/released/dogtail/ and expand it in a temporary directory. 4. Change to the directory where you expanded the tarball and run the install script: sudo python ./setup.py install --prefix=/usr/local -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1015157 Title: Dogtail recorder does not start, SPI Exception To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dogtail/+bug/1015157/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs