I'm not sure if that helps, but in my case comment 42 did not make a difference, and I've noticed that at least from the regular Unity 7 session cgmanager hadn't been started automatically:
$ sudo service cgmanager status [sudo] password for dpm: ● cgmanager.service - Cgroup management daemon Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/cgmanager.service; disabled; vendor prese Active: inactive (dead) dpm@el-far:~$ apt-cache policy cgmanager cgmanager: Instaŀlat: 0.39-2ubuntu5 Candidat: 0.39-2ubuntu5 Taula de versió: *** 0.39-2ubuntu5 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status $ apt-cache policy libpam-cgfs libpam-cgm libpam-cgfs: Instaŀlat: 2.0.0~rc3-0ubuntu1 Candidat: 2.0.0~rc3-0ubuntu1 Taula de versió: *** 2.0.0~rc3-0ubuntu1 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status libpam-cgm: Instaŀlat: (cap) Candidat: 0.39-2ubuntu5 Taula de versió: 0.39-2ubuntu5 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 Packages -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1535058 Title: applications close instantly when launched from the launcher or dash To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cgmanager/+bug/1535058/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs