# The logout/shutdown/restart buttons on the graphical interface sometimes don't work(Ubuntu Budgie 26.04 wayland)

**URL:** <https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/the-logout-shutdown-restart-buttons-on-the-graphical-interface-sometimes-dont-work-ubuntu-budgie-26-04-wayland/8728>\
**Category:** Budgie Desktop\
**Created:** [June 8, 2026, 2:35am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/the-logout-shutdown-restart-buttons-on-the-graphical-interface-sometimes-dont-work-ubuntu-budgie-26-04-wayland/8728 "2026-06-08T02:35:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tianyazi](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/tianyazi/32/4996_2.png) [@Tianyazi](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Tianyazi)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 2:35am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/the-logout-shutdown-restart-buttons-on-the-graphical-interface-sometimes-dont-work-ubuntu-budgie-26-04-wayland/8728/1 "2026-06-08T02:35:17Z")

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Ubuntu 26.04’s Wayland interface isn’t very stable.

The **logout/shutdown/restart** buttons on the graphical interface sometimes don’t work.Sometimes the work runs fine.

The button requires being used on the **terminal** to take effect when it is inactive.

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**Author:** ![jlb](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/jlb/32/4919_2.png) [@jlb](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/jlb)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 3:55am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/the-logout-shutdown-restart-buttons-on-the-graphical-interface-sometimes-dont-work-ubuntu-budgie-26-04-wayland/8728/2 "2026-06-08T03:55:25Z")

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I haven’t noticed that.

Do you mean the AppMenu button?  
If so, try using the User Indicator applet instead, or why not User Indicator Redux:

`sudo apt update && sudo apt install budgie-user-indicator-redux-applet`

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**Author:** ![Tianyazi](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/tianyazi/32/4996_2.png) [@Tianyazi](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Tianyazi)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 6:13am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/the-logout-shutdown-restart-buttons-on-the-graphical-interface-sometimes-dont-work-ubuntu-budgie-26-04-wayland/8728/3 "2026-06-08T06:13:19Z")

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The built-in buttons on this system sometimes work and sometimes don’t.

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/ubuntubudgie/original/2X/1/123b2df440d8e12f51885790de0a81ac2296d6bf.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 7:41am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/the-logout-shutdown-restart-buttons-on-the-graphical-interface-sometimes-dont-work-ubuntu-budgie-26-04-wayland/8728/4 "2026-06-08T07:41:05Z")

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This is a known issue with budgie’s “polkit” dialog.

I’ve got a version on my laptop which I’m testing. I’m hoping it does fix this. I’ll give it another week or two more testing. If it works I’ll propose it to upstream buddiesofbudgie.

Once accepted we can then SRU the fix back into 26.04 proper.

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**Author:** ![Marc\_Driver](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/marc_driver/32/5785_2.png) [@Marc\_Driver](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Marc_Driver)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 10:02am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/the-logout-shutdown-restart-buttons-on-the-graphical-interface-sometimes-dont-work-ubuntu-budgie-26-04-wayland/8728/5 "2026-06-09T10:02:28Z")

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> [@Tianyazi](#):
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> The built-in buttons on this system sometimes work and sometimes don’t.

I encounter the same problem.

> [@fossfreedom](#):
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> Once accepted we can then SRU the fix back into 26.04 proper.

I will be happy when it will be solved and implemented.

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 11:47am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/the-logout-shutdown-restart-buttons-on-the-graphical-interface-sometimes-dont-work-ubuntu-budgie-26-04-wayland/8728/6 "2026-06-09T11:47:09Z")

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If I package the proposed fix in a test PPA package - anyone willing to help me test it?

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**Author:** ![jlb](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/jlb/32/4919_2.png) [@jlb](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/jlb)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/the-logout-shutdown-restart-buttons-on-the-graphical-interface-sometimes-dont-work-ubuntu-budgie-26-04-wayland/8728/7 "2026-06-09T12:19:01Z")

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Sir, I, sir! 😆

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 9:31pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/the-logout-shutdown-restart-buttons-on-the-graphical-interface-sometimes-dont-work-ubuntu-budgie-26-04-wayland/8728/8 "2026-06-09T21:31:15Z")

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```auto
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntubudgie-dev/polkit

sudo apt full-upgrade

reboot –

```

to remove the PPA

```auto
sudo ppa-purge ppa:ubuntubudgie-dev/polkit

reboot –

```

This PPA is the same as 26.04 but includes a patch specifically for the polkit dialog - the dialog that displays when you try to use an app like gnome-disks / sddm-customize and it asks for a sudo username/password.

What I’m hoping is that this also resolves the logout/shutdown issues where the popup dialogs dont show.

If those issues still occurs then this is a separate issue that needs investigating.

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**Author:** ![jlb](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/jlb/32/4919_2.png) [@jlb](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/jlb)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 4:11am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/the-logout-shutdown-restart-buttons-on-the-graphical-interface-sometimes-dont-work-ubuntu-budgie-26-04-wayland/8728/9 "2026-06-10T04:11:56Z")

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It’s done. I’ll let you know if I run into any issues — to be honest, I’ve never had any problems using User Indicator Redux.

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 8:13pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/the-logout-shutdown-restart-buttons-on-the-graphical-interface-sometimes-dont-work-ubuntu-budgie-26-04-wayland/8728/10 "2026-06-16T20:13:58Z")

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Hi folks - how are we doing with testing this patch?

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**Author:** ![jlb](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/jlb/32/4919_2.png) [@jlb](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/jlb)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 2:35am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/the-logout-shutdown-restart-buttons-on-the-graphical-interface-sometimes-dont-work-ubuntu-budgie-26-04-wayland/8728/11 "2026-06-17T02:35:52Z")

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I reinstalled User Indicator to access the “modern” exit menu, but sorry, it’s not because I’m not using the buttons “Log Out”, “Reboot” or “Shutdown”, I haven’t encountered any problems so far.

For this kind of test, I’d rather rely on @Marc_Driver, who I know from conversations with him occasionally runs into unexpected problems that I’ve never experienced.

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**Author:** ![Tianyazi](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/tianyazi/32/4996_2.png) [@Tianyazi](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Tianyazi)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2026, 4:55am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/the-logout-shutdown-restart-buttons-on-the-graphical-interface-sometimes-dont-work-ubuntu-budgie-26-04-wayland/8728/12 "2026-06-20T04:55:20Z")

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Sometimes it takes a long time—over 30 seconds—to open the terminal before changes take effect. This situation typically occurs when installing daily software from the app store.

```auto
ubuntu@master:~$ tail -f /var/log/syslog
2026-06-20T13:32:35.682625+08:00 master wpa_supplicant[1685]: wlp4s0: Reject scan trigger since one is already pending
2026-06-20T13:32:40.504278+08:00 master dbus-daemon[3386]: [session uid=1000 pid=3386 pidfd=5] Activating via systemd: service name='org.xfce.Xfconf' unit='xfconfd.service' requested by ':1.313' (uid=1000 pid=636570 comm="/usr/bin/xfce4-terminal" label="unconfined")
2026-06-20T13:32:40.505835+08:00 master systemd[3333]: Starting xfconfd.service - Xfce configuration service...
2026-06-20T13:32:40.521066+08:00 master dbus-daemon[3386]: [session uid=1000 pid=3386 pidfd=5] Successfully activated service 'org.xfce.Xfconf'
2026-06-20T13:32:40.521175+08:00 master systemd[3333]: Started xfconfd.service - Xfce configuration service.
2026-06-20T13:33:41.916240+08:00 master budgie-session[3865]: budgie-session-binary[3865]: WARNING: Client '/org/gnome/SessionManager/Client14' failed to reply before timeout
2026-06-20T13:33:41.916483+08:00 master budgie-session-binary[3865]: WARNING: Client '/org/gnome/SessionManager/Client14' failed to reply before timeout
2026-06-20T13:33:49.569546+08:00 master at-spi-bus-launcher[3981]: dbus-daemon[3981]: Activating service name='org.a11y.atspi.Registry' requested by ':1.47' (uid=1000 pid=1236324 comm="/usr/bin/xfce4-terminal" label="unconfined")
2026-06-20T13:33:49.573054+08:00 master at-spi-bus-launcher[3981]: dbus-daemon[3981]: Successfully activated service 'org.a11y.atspi.Registry'
2026-06-20T13:33:49.573407+08:00 master at-spi-bus-launcher[1236440]: SpiRegistry daemon is running with well-known name - org.a11y.atspi.Registry
2026-06-20T13:34:36.082670+08:00 master systemd[1]: Starting sddm-backgrounds-cache.service - Update SDDM user backgrounds cache from AccountsService...
2026-06-20T13:34:36.169702+08:00 master systemd[1]: sddm-backgrounds-cache.service: Deactivated successfully.
2026-06-20T13:34:36.169767+08:00 master systemd[1]: Finished sddm-backgrounds-cache.service - Update SDDM user backgrounds cache from AccountsService.
2026-06-20T13:34:36.169964+08:00 master update-sddm-backgrounds-cache[1250149]: SDDM backgrounds cache updated successfully
2026-06-20T13:34:36.169997+08:00 master update-sddm-backgrounds-cache[1250149]: Cache file: /usr/share/sddm/themes/ubuntu-budgie-login/cache/user-backgrounds.json
2026-06-20T13:34:36.170008+08:00 master update-sddm-backgrounds-cache[1250149]: QML file: /usr/share/sddm/themes/ubuntu-budgie-login/components/AccountsService.qml

```

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**Author:** ![Tianyazi](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/tianyazi/32/4996_2.png) [@Tianyazi](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Tianyazi)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2026, 2:47pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/the-logout-shutdown-restart-buttons-on-the-graphical-interface-sometimes-dont-work-ubuntu-budgie-26-04-wayland/8728/13 "2026-07-20T14:47:04Z")

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PC Desktop (A desktop computer, not a laptop.):

Usage time: From 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM. Turn off the monitor’s power multiple times; the Crystal Dock and Budgie Panel will then disappear. Each time a panel disappears, this command is executed to restore the icon.

```auto
pkill -9 budgie-panel && budgie-panel &

pkill -9 crystal-dock && crystal-dock &

```

When you press the shutdown button at night, the computer cannot shut down and can only be powered off via the command line.

`systemctl poweroff -i`

log:

```auto
2026-07-17T23:05:00.390584+08:00 master budgie-power-dialog[8532]: shim.vala:80: Timeout was reached
2026-07-17T23:05:00.646558+08:00 master budgie-power-dialog[8532]: Window 0x606b55ab0e30 has not been made visible in GdkSeatGrabPrepareFunc
2026-07-17T23:05:00.646650+08:00 master budgie-power-dialog[8532]: application.vala:124: Tried to grab seat, but failed: GDK_GRAB_NOT_VIEWABLE
2026-07-17T23:05:00.649108+08:00 master budgie-power-dialog[8532]: Window 0x606b55ab0e30 has not been made visible in GdkSeatGrabPrepareFunc
2026-07-17T23:05:00.649143+08:00 master budgie-power-dialog[8532]: application.vala:124: Tried to grab seat, but failed: GDK_GRAB_NOT_VIEWABLE
2026-07-17T23:05:00.652139+08:00 master budgie-power-dialog[8532]: Window 0x606b55ab0e30 has not been made visible in GdkSeatGrabPrepareFunc
2026-07-17T23:05:00.652199+08:00 master budgie-power-dialog[8532]: application.vala:124: Tried to grab seat, but failed: GDK_GRAB_NOT_VIEWABLE
2026-07-17T23:05:00.654460+08:00 master budgie-power-dialog[8532]: Window 0x606b55ab0e30 has not been made visible in GdkSeatGrabPrepareFunc
2026-07-17T23:05:00.654509+08:00 master budgie-power-dialog[8532]: application.vala:124: Tried to grab seat, but failed: GDK_GRAB_NOT_VIEWABLE
2026-07-17T23:05:03.911948+08:00 master budgie-session[6863]: budgie-session-binary[6863]: WARNING: Client '/org/gnome/SessionManager/Client16' failed to reply before timeout
2026-07-17T23:05:03.912020+08:00 master budgie-session-binary[6863]: WARNING: Client '/org/gnome/SessionManager/Client16' failed to reply before timeout

```

This issue has persisted for several months; please have the developers fix it promptly. Thank you.