Same issue on Wily. Adding StartupWMClass to .desktop file works around this issue:
$ cat /usr/share/applications/byobu.desktop [Desktop Entry] Name=Byobu Terminal Comment=Advanced Command Line and Text Window Manager Icon=byobu Exec=env TERM=xterm-256color byobu Type=Application Terminal=true Categories=GNOME;GTK;Utility; X-GNOME-Gettext-Domain=byobu StartupWMClass=gnome-terminal-server -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to byobu in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1503418 Title: [REGRESSION] launching byobu from unity uses the terminal icon rather than the application icon To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bamf/+bug/1503418/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs