Try killing mate-panel rather than rebooting

src/freedombone-image-mesh

@@ -530,6 +530,7 @@ function show_desktop_icons {
 
     # restart caja
     killall caja
+    killall mate-panel
 }
 
 function disable_password_logins {
@@ -811,7 +812,6 @@ if [ -f $MESH_INSTALL_SETUP ]; then
     if [ ! -f $MESH_INSTALL_COMPLETED ]; then
         echo $'Mesh node setup complete' >> $INSTALL_LOG
         touch $MESH_INSTALL_COMPLETED
-        reboot
     fi
 fi