This bug was fixed in the package ubuntu-app-launch - 0.9+16.04.20160510.2-0ubuntu1
--------------- ubuntu-app-launch (0.9+16.04.20160510.2-0ubuntu1) xenial; urgency=medium * Allow invalid desktop files for OTA11 quick fix (LP: #1580092) -- Ted Gould <t...@gould.cx> Tue, 10 May 2016 19:11:21 +0000 ** Changed in: ubuntu-app-launch (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to unity8 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1535058 Title: applications close instantly when launched from the launcher or dash Status in Canonical System Image: Confirmed Status in cgmanager package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Status in qtmir package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in ubuntu-app-launch package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in unity8 package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in unity8-desktop-session package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in upstart package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: xenial applications close instantly when launched from the launcher or dash but... if i launch the apps from a VT (for ex firefox using Xmir or gedit native --), the app loads ok. what close instantly means.. it opens the window and then it closes instantly in ~0.3s To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/canonical-devices-system-image/+bug/1535058/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp