The install tries to create files in /var.  This patch removes those steps.

--- wicd-1.7.2.4/setup.py     2013-03-14 21:28:21.360580941 +0100
+++ wicd-1.7.2.4/setup.py  2013-03-14 21:22:50.125721943 +0100
@@ -505,11 +505,8 @@
         (wpath.dbus_service, ['other/org.wicd.daemon.service']),
         (wpath.systemd, ['other/wicd.service']),
         (wpath.logrotate, ['other/wicd.logrotate']),
-        (wpath.log, [empty_file]), 
-        (wpath.etc, ['other/dhclient.conf.template.default']),
         (wpath.encryption, [('encryption/templates/' + b) for b in 
                             os.listdir('encryption/templates') if not b.startswith('.')]),
-        (wpath.networks, [empty_file]),
         (wpath.sbin,  ['scripts/wicd']),  
         (wpath.daemon, ['wicd/monitor.py', 'wicd/wicd-daemon.py',
                     'wicd/suspend.py', 'wicd/autoconnect.py']),