I have this exact same issue, but found a post at: http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1139434.html
that explains that you now must hold down the ALT key when you drag a panel from one screen to another. I did that and it resolved my issue. I was able to move the top panel to the primary monitor (the bottom panel was already showing on the primary monitor) and it persists this change after a reboot. -- only top gnome panel moves to secondary monitor on metamode change https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/360619 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs