Updates: Serge suggested to
1. Edit /etc/pam.d/common-session to change the pam_cgm.so line to just session optional pam_cgm.so But I couldn't find that line in my common-session file. After a brief research, I found out that file is supposed to come from libpam-cgm, which was not installed on my system! I installed libpam-cgm and boom! I can run apps on Unity8! So, somehow libpam-cgm is not being pulled in, how do we proceed? -- 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 cgmanager package in Ubuntu: New Status in qtmir package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in ubuntu-app-launch package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in unity8 package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in upstart package in Ubuntu: New 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/ubuntu/+source/cgmanager/+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