A recent set of package upgrades appears to have fixed this issue. I'm no longer seeing it now.
agavi...@bambi:~$ apt-cache policy gnome-settings-daemon gnome-settings-daemon: Installed: 2.26.0-0ubuntu2 Candidate: 2.26.0-0ubuntu2 Version table: *** 2.26.0-0ubuntu2 0 500 http://ie.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status -- strange desktop flickering makes desktop unusable https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/339491 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