I'm running Ubuntu 8.10 64-bit with 3gb ram, dual core, etc etc.
When I first installed I had a button on the Panel (Far right) that when clicked showed all the shutdown options, eg. Hibernate, Restart,etc.
Well the other day I decided to try KDE 4.2.. Big mistake.. Had graphics problems, not the issue here, just saying I really didn't care for KDE. I tried it for a day and well, not to my liking.
Anyhow, I uninstalled KDE and now that little button is missing from the panel. Any ideas how to get it back?
I've tried all the Add to Panel options, cruised thru the /usr/bin directory looking for a likely program. No luck. Looked for menus as well. No luck.
I'd sure appreciate it if anyone could help out.
Herbie

Assuming you are using GNOME go to any vacant place on the task bar click the mouse on the wright button and you get a lot choice including the one you like to have back

I am not a fan of KDE either. It is too much like the MS Experience for me.

I am running 8.10 (32) on this old box and am 54 miles from my 64 box. I had a look at the panel options and can get either a log out or shut down applet to add to the panel. Neither does what the power button does in it's entirety.

If I had your problem I could live with the ones available but - you won't have the guest session option and I think that is the main advantage of 8.10 over 8.04.

I think that I would try reinstalling gnome-panel and gnome-panel-data either through apt-get or synaptic.

RonLau9 and Widget,
Ron, the options available for add to panel, well, it's not a consolidated Logoff,Shutdown, Guest, etc.
So that isn't what I was looking for but I am currently going to have to use.
Widget, I've reinstalled all gnome-panel-XXXX and to no avail. Oh well, guess I will have to live with with the suggestion that Ron made, 2 buttons, 1 for shutdown and 1 for logoff.
Thanks guys for all your time.
Herbie