This failure is quite different than the gedit/xchat issue in bug #1501333, so I'm not marking it as affecting unity8...yet.
** Attachment added: "unity8.log" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/1501342/+attachment/4479981/+files/unity8.log -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1501342 Title: Libreoffice fails to start w/ Xmir running in '-rootless -flatten' mode Status in xorg-server package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I'm trying to run Libreoffice in a Vivid + overlay PPA desktop session using Xmir from the overlay PPA using the '-rootless -flatten' Xmir options. Libreoffice fails to start in this situation. I've attached the application and unity8 log files. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/1501342/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp