ctrl-alt-delete is missing a reboot option in Unity Desktop
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Ayatana Design |
Opinion
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Undecided
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Unity |
Opinion
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
unity (Ubuntu) |
Opinion
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
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:/
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.
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Uname: Linux 3.13.0-43-generic x86_64
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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)
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Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/
CompositorRunning: compiz
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CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Tue Dec 16 21:05:26 2014
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: trusty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
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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=
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
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dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion dv8 Notebook PC
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dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11.
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xserver.bootTime: Tue Dec 16 20:55:06 2014
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xserver.errors: open /dev/fb0: No such file or directory
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
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Changed in unity: | |
status: | New → Opinion |
Changed in unity (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Opinion |
Changed in unity: | |
importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
status: | Opinion → Incomplete |
Changed in unity (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Opinion → Incomplete |
Changed in unity: | |
importance: | Wishlist → Undecided |
tags: | added: needs-design |
Changed in ayatana-design: | |
status: | New → Opinion |
Changed in unity: | |
status: | Incomplete → Opinion |
Changed in unity (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Incomplete → Opinion |
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.