This bug affects me too, it seems as though "Run command" instead of interpreting the input with a shell, tries to interpret the command itself and find a matching previous command or a desktop launcher. I know what I just said is not accurate, but what is accurate is that in my end (and in lealcy's, I suppose), "Run command" doesn't behave as expected.
** Tags added: apport-collected trusty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of DX Packages, which is subscribed to unity in Ubuntu. Matching subscriptions: dx-packages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1011647 Title: Unity Alt+F2 "Run a command" does not run anything Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “unity-lens-applications” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: I press ALT-F2, type some command like gedit or gnome-system-monitor, press ENTER and nothing happens. I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 up to date. It shows like it is searching something but the search ends and nothing is showed. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1011647/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages Post to : dx-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp