Public bug reported:
https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/34821
Affects: kdebase (Ubuntu)
Severity: Normal
Priority: (none set)
Status: Unconfirmed
Description:
The usplash shutdown screen won't appear when using kdm. It works fine
with gdm, which had been patched recently to run usplash_down before
shutdown, so kdm should do the same.