16.04 is a bit flaky.

Bug #1578165 reported by Larry Larsen
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Bug Description

Some programs like "image viewer" have no options in menu bar like: File, Edit...
Launcher not showing the arrow for open programs and not showing programs opened from desktop.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+13ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0000.02.00.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0000:02:00.0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 340.96 Sun Nov 8 22:33:28 PST 2015
 GCC version: gcc version 5.3.1 20160413 (Ubuntu 5.3.1-14ubuntu2)
.tmp.unity_support_test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
Date: Wed May 4 04:21:06 2016
DistUpgraded: 2016-04-23 06:29:11,269 DEBUG icon theme changed, re-reading
DistroCodename: xenial
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 bbswitch, 0.8, 4.2.0-35-generic, x86_64: installed
 bbswitch, 0.8, 4.4.0-21-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-340, 340.96, 4.2.0-35-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-340, 340.96, 4.4.0-21-generic, x86_64: installed
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
GraphicsCard:
 NVIDIA Corporation GT218 [GeForce 8400 GS Rev. 3] [10de:10c3] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: eVga.com. Corp. GT218 [GeForce 8400 GS Rev. 3] [3842:1302]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-11-22 (163 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer INC. C51/MCP51
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-21-generic root=UUID=1b927c9b-6482-4613-805e-3e70a61f8275 ro quiet splash
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-04-23 (10 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 12/15/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: 5.04
dmi.board.name: NODUSM3
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTek Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: 1.05
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: 1111
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr5.04:bd12/15/2006:svnASUSTeKComputerINC.:pnC51/MCP51:pvr:rvnASUSTekComputerINC.:rnNODUSM3:rvr1.05:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct3:cvr1111:
dmi.product.name: C51/MCP51
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160415-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.67-1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 11.2.0-1ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 11.2.0-1ubuntu2
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers-* N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.1-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.7.0-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20160325-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.12-1build2
xserver.bootTime: Wed May 4 03:33:08 2016
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors: open /dev/fb0: No such file or directory
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:

xserver.version: 2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2

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Larry Larsen (dtllarsen-v) wrote :
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Paul White (paulw2u) wrote :

Thank you for reporting this bug to Ubuntu. We are sorry that we do not always have the capacity to look at all reported bugs in a timely manner. You reported this bug some time ago and there have been many changes in Ubuntu since that time. Your problem may have been fixed with some of the updates.

Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) reached end-of-life on April 29, 2021.

Due to the time that has elapsed since your initial bug report I'm changing the status to 'Incomplete'.

If this issue is still present in a currently supported release of Ubuntu then please add a comment here telling us which new version it is in and change the bug status to 'New'.

See this document for currently supported Ubuntu releases:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases

affects: xorg (Ubuntu) → ubuntu
Changed in ubuntu:
status: New → Incomplete
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Paul White (paulw2u) wrote :

No response from reporter so I'm closing this bug report with a status of 'Invalid'.

Changed in ubuntu:
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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