gnome-apt segfaults

[john@dhh.gt.org]

hasler/~ sudo gnome-apt &
[1] 19616
hasler/~ Gnome Apt Frontend-DEBUG: Got arguments:
Unable to connect to server port 35091
GImLib ERROR: Cannot find palette file /etc/im_palette.pal
gdk_imlib: Cannot Find Palette. A Palette is required for this mode

[1]+  Segmentation fault      sudo gnome-apt


I installed the deb package.  I'm using the s3 server:

Package: xserver-s3
Status: install ok installed
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Installed-Size: 2310
Maintainer: Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org>
Source: xfree86
Version: 3.3.2.3-1
Replaces: xbase (<= 3.3.2-4)
Provides: xserver
Depends: makedev (>= 1.6-8), libc6, zlib1g
Description: X server for S3-based graphics cards
 This package provides an X server suitable for use with many video cards
 based on chipsets manufactured by S3.

I use the fvwm window manager.