When I reboot I get a fresh login screen for several seconds before the reboot starts

[Chris Green]

On Sun, Aug 25, 2024 at 10:55:25AM +0100, Chris Green wrote:
> When I reboot my system (running xubuntu 24.04) either from the menus
> or from the command line ('sudo reboot') the GUI shuts down and I get
> my standard GUI login prompt for several seconds before the reboot
> actually starts.
> 
> I'm pretty sure this didn't happen on versions before 24.04.
> 
> It's also a bit confusing, the first time it happpened I actually
> logged back in again and then system rebooted after I'd logged back in!
> 
> Is this a bug in 24.04 or what?
> 
I've just realised that my other xubuntu 24.04 system doesn't have the
same problem/bug.  When I reboot that system it goes immediately to
the xubuntu spinner for a few seconds and then reboots.

So I guess the 'correct' thing to happen would be for the spinner to
appear immediately.

The system with the problem is a new installation, i.e. xubuntu 24.04
was installed on an empty disk.  The system without the problem has
been upgraded through several xubuntu versions.

-- 
Chris Green