gnome-lirc-properties won't start

Binary package hint: gnome-lirc-properties

If I try to start gnome-lirc-properties on my system instead of a window I get the following message:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/gnome-lirc-properties", line 31, in <module>
    gnome_lirc_properties.run(sys.argv[1:], datadir)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/gnome_lirc_properties/__init__.py", line 59, in run
    return ui.RemoteControlProperties(builder, datadir).run()
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/gnome_lirc_properties/ui/RemoteControlProperties.py", line 53, in __init__
    self.__setup_models()
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/gnome_lirc_properties/ui/RemoteControlProperties.py", line 80, in __setup_models
    self.__hardware_manager = hardware.HardwareManager(receivers_db)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/gnome_lirc_properties/hardware.py", line 255, in __init__
    self.__hal = self.__bus.get_object(HAL_SERVICE, HAL_MANAGER_PATH)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/dbus/bus.py", line 244, in get_object
    follow_name_owner_changes=follow_name_owner_changes)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/dbus/proxies.py", line 241, in __init__
    self._named_service = conn.activate_name_owner(bus_name)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/dbus/bus.py", line 183, in activate_name_owner
    self.start_service_by_name(bus_name)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/dbus/bus.py", line 281, in start_service_by_name
    'su', (bus_name, flags)))
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/dbus/connection.py", line 630, in call_blocking
    message, timeout)
dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.freedesktop.Hal was not provided by any .service files

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: gnome-lirc-properties 0.5.1-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.37-8.20~blankdebug2v201012031740-generic 2.6.37-rc4
Uname: Linux 2.6.37-8-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Dec 5 10:59:42 2010
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_GB.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-lirc-properties