You are correct -- after installing todays updates, the flickering went away.
Scott James Remnant wrote: > I really don't see how this can have anything to do with upstart. > > Try installing sysvinit again and see whether the problem goes away > > -- Applications menu flickers https://launchpad.net/bugs/58811 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs