The install tries to create files in /var. This patch removes those steps. --- wicd-1.7.0/setup.py 2010-01-14 23:49:11.000000000 -0500 +++ wicd-1.7.0/setup.py 2010-11-16 22:15:33.855977242 -0500 @@ -493,11 +493,8 @@ print "Using init file",(wpath.init, wpath.initfile) data = [ (wpath.dbus, ['other/wicd.conf']), - (wpath.log, [empty_file]), - (wpath.etc, ['other/dhclient.conf.template.default']), (wpath.encryption, [('encryption/templates/' + b) for b in os.listdir('encryption/templates') if not b.startswith('.')]), - (wpath.networks, [empty_file]), (wpath.sbin, ['scripts/wicd']), (wpath.daemon, ['wicd/monitor.py', 'wicd/wicd-daemon.py', 'wicd/suspend.py', 'wicd/autoconnect.py']),