Public bug reported: I've tested the official python3-kivy package (1.9.1-1build3) on bionic, artful and xenial. It doesn't work on any of those systems. Here's a simple way to verify, just run in your shell:
python3 -c 'from kivy.base import runTouchApp as r; from kivy.uix.button import Button as B; r(B("Hello Kivy"))' There's an additional problem on artful that prevents both python-kivy and python3-kivy from running, but that's a known bug which can be circumvented by setting multisampling to 0 in ~/.kivy/config.ini. The Kivy developers maintain a PPA, and the kivy-daily version works on all 3 distros (both py2 and py2). You may want to have a look at it here: https://github.com/kivy-kivy-sdk-packager/tree/master/linux/debian Note: Building the package itself successfully is not a guarantee for it to work correctly, because it is designed to run with different backend components. Also, feel free to contact the devs so this can get sorted out more easily. A few ways to do so are listed here: https://kivy.org/#support If you need more information, I'm happy to assist, too. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: python3-kivy 1.9.1-1build3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-20.21-generic 4.15.17 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-20-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Sun May 20 12:28:57 2018 InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-05-07 (12 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426) SourcePackage: kivy UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: kivy (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug artful bionic xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1772242 Title: Kivy for Python 3 doesn't run To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kivy/+bug/1772242/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs