What version of mayavi do you use? It works fine for me with: * libvtk4c2a (4.4.2-10ubuntu2) * libvtk4-dev (4.4.2-10ubuntu2) * Paramétrage de python-vtk (4.4.2-10ubuntu2) * Paramétrage de mayavi (1.4-1ubuntu1) -- Mayavi does not start (dependency problem ?) https://launchpad.net/bugs/43095