Further experimentation, and help from the ubuntuforums led me to a work around.
Disable 3D effects plugin in ccsm and the rotating cube no longer crashes when apps are open. Would like to be able to have 3D and work with opened apps on the desktop, but this partially solves it for now. -- Compiz fusion crashes after activating cube effect https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/140497 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs