Comment 27 for bug 657086

It has been difficult for me to reproduce reliably. I had thought it may be dependent on which DE I was using (Unity, classic, or classic w/o effects) but in repeated testing that appears not to be the case.

The only difference between DE's is the fact that if using either classic DE, and if the restart option does not appear under the button in the upper right hand corner, the shutdown menu does still exist in the main menu.

If memory serves me correctly, in Maverick that option only appeared in the main menu if the shutdown applet was removed from the panel.

Regardless it appears to be limited only to that applet as the shutdown options still show up in the main menu even when lacking under that applet. I hope that makes sense.

BTW the method by which I select a different DE on the live desktop is simply to logout (either via menu or Alt + SysReq + K) then login as ubuntu, select the preferred DE, and leave the password blank.