Public bug reported: The launcher icon for xterm in unity on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS does not provide a way to open additional XTerms (e.g. the gnome-terminal launcher icon does). Thus it is not possible to open more than one XTerm window using just the unity launcher.
$ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS Release: 14.04 $ apt-cache policy xterm xterm: Installed: 297-1ubuntu1 Candidate: 297-1ubuntu1 Version table: *** 297-1ubuntu1 0 500 http://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/linux/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ** Affects: xterm (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1590677 Title: xterm unity launcher icon does not allow opening additional windows To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xterm/+bug/1590677/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs