John, This appears to be a Catalyst (fglrx) driver bug. Please try removing the driver and using radeon instead.
Alternatively you can try reverting back to the rendering method used in Ubuntu 12.04: CCSM > OpenGL > framebuffer_object = OFF vertex_buffer_object = OFF always_swap_buffers = OFF ** Summary changed: - Unity flickering on window updates + [fglrx] Unity flickering on window updates ** Also affects: fglrx-installer (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: fglrx-installer (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete ** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1070275 Title: [fglrx] Unity flickering on window updates To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-installer/+bug/1070275/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs