ctrl-alt-delete is missing a reboot option in Unity Desktop

[Lonnie Lee Best]

The Unity Desktop doesn't allow a user to reboot their computer by hitting ctrl-alt-delete.

When ctrl-alt-delete his hit, only two options are provided:
- Lock
- Log out

This bugs is requesting that 4 more options be added to this menu:
- Reboot
- Shutdown
- System Monitor
- Command Prompt

Use Case:

Today I encountered a situation where I did not have a mouse-cursor after logging into the Unity desktop. That bug is reported in detail here:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1403287

Ultimately, I had to hit ctrl-alt-t to acquire a command prompt, and type the command "sudo reboot" in order to reboot my computer.

The most widely familiar "first step" for dealing with a computer that is either "locked up" or "missing a mouse cursor" is the Windows tradition of hitting ctrl-alt-delete. The Unity desktop understands ctrl-alt-delete, but offers a super limited menu of options after the user hits ctrl-alt-delete.

Additionally, keep this mind: Although most menus are accessible (in Unity) via the keyboard, the little gear icon (top-right: used to reboot your computer) is NOT intuitively accessible via the keyboard.

Furthermore, the unity dash should understand what "REBOOT" or "SHUTDOWN" means! I'm not saying that the unity dash should restart you computer when you type restart or reboot there, but it should at least offer the option of doing so after such things are typed.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: unity 7.2.3+14.04.20140826-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-43.72-generic 3.13.11.11
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-43-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 331.113 Mon Dec 1 21:08:13 PST 2014
 GCC version: gcc version 4.8.2 (Ubuntu 4.8.2-19ubuntu1)
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Tue Dec 16 21:05:26 2014
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: trusty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
 NVIDIA Corporation GT216M [GeForce GT 230M] [10de:0a28] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:7001]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-11-23 (23 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv8 Notebook PC
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-43-generic root=UUID=8b3cc691-0444-4efd-8504-0ae5dd9ba3eb ro quiet splash
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 05/31/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: F.25
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 7001
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: 35.35
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
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dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion dv8 Notebook PC
dmi.product.version: 0499220000241210001040000
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11.2+14.04.20140714-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.52-1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.2
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.5
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.3.0-1ubuntu3.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.910-0ubuntu1.3
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2
xserver.bootTime: Tue Dec 16 20:55:06 2014
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors: open /dev/fb0: No such file or directory
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:

xserver.version: 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.5

[Lonnie Lee Best (launchpad-startport)]

While logged into Ubuntu Desktop, if you hit the power button for one second, it produces a menu similar to what I'm proposing for ctrl-alt-delete.

Perhaps, as a quick fix, we can just point ctrl-alt-delete to that same menu (produced by hit the power button). The only proposed option missing from this menu is "System Monitor" Windows OS offers "Task Manager" as an option when a user hits ctrl-alt-delete and I never want Ubuntu to be out-done by windows, so it seems we should put our System Monitor option there as well.