This bug affected me (Oneiric), and I can confirm that the patch mentioned in post #7 (and attached in post #9) fixes the problem.
** Changed in: xfig (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/777230 Title: xfig cannot display EPS graphics To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfig/+bug/777230/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs