I can reproduce the same problem in Ubuntu 16.04 using the 0.9-1 version of slingshot coming from the universe repository.
So i can NOT confirm that 0.9-1ubuntu1 is fixing the issue (regarding the 'Launchpad Janitor (janitor)' comment from 2016-10-04. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1400460 Title: slingshot won't lauch (unable to read font filename) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slingshot/+bug/1400460/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs