I had another go at it, without success. After checking the status of the cgmanager service on tty1 (not started), I manually started the service.
I then logged into the Unity 8 session, but apps were still crashing. Here is some output showing cgmanager errors: http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/15400866 -- 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