I have confirmed the bug as I am also experiencing this bug. Identical message on the terminal while using Ubuntu 10.04. I get the intro screen load for a second then the error message which throws me back to the terminal but leaves the resolution at 800x600. The X11 version of nethack and the console version work fine however.
** Changed in: glhack (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/684559 Title: glhack has no write permission for /var/games/glhack -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs