I based this post of one made in the Hoary section by "peekpt" with some updates for breezy and later versions of ubuntu.
Are you tired off typing logins? Don't want to load heavy login managers?
This guide let's you have autologin and autostart for your XFCE:
Let's open a console and then create the file autologin.c
Code:
sudo nano autologin.c
and paste this code inside (middle mouse button will paste the text you select):
Code:
int main() { execlp( "login", "login", "-f", "your_user_here", 0); }
replace the string: your_user_here with the user you want to autologin. (ctrl+O to save and Ctrl + X to quit)
Let's compile.. you will need to have gcc-3.4 installed so if you dont you need to
Code:
sudo apt-get install gcc-3.4
first. (If you are unsure just try and install it anyway).
Code:
sudo gcc-3.4 -o autologin autologin.c
copy the compiled autologin file into /usr/local/sbin
Code:
sudo cp autologin /usr/local/sbin
now we need to edit the file /etc/inittab
Code:
sudo nano /etc/inittab
search for this:
Code:
1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1
put a # to comment this line and add this new line:
Code:
1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty -n -l /usr/local/sbin/autologin 38400 tty1
it will look like this:
Code:
#1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1
1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty -n -l /usr/local/sbin/autologin 38400 tty1
2:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2
3:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty3
4:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty4
5:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty5
this will make the autologin stuff...
let's make the autostart:
Code:
put this code on the bottom and save it
Code:
if [ -z "$DISPLAY" ] && [ $(tty) == /dev/tty1 ]; then
startxfce4
fi
then you just have to remove your login manager :
Code:
sudo apt-get remove gdm xdm kdm
Reboot your machine (to try it out)
I used this page as guide:
http://www.dicas-l.unicamp.br/dicas-l/20030129.shtml
Notes
If you don't use xfce you can also run startx at startup using
Code:
if [ -z "$DISPLAY" ] && [ $(tty) == /dev/tty1 ]; then
startx
fi
in your .bash_profile file instead.
To undo the changes you have made just edit the inittab file and uncomment the line you commented and comment out the line you added.
Code:
sudo nano /etc/inittab
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