How to auto-login on xubuntu 14.04

[mmf2]

Hey.

I'm using Xubuntu 14.04 and I'm interested in logging in directly to the desktop. I've, in my user settings, my account configured not to ask for a password on login. However, I still need to press "enter", which kind of annoyes me.

Is there a way to boot directly to the desktop?

PS: My title is kind of bad, perhaps you (an admin) should change it to something more descriptive.

[zika]

PS: My title is kind of bad, perhaps you (an admin) should change it to something more descriptive.

You can change title for Yourself (advanced editor)...

[mmf2]

You can change title for Yourself (advanced editor)...

I don't know what to write...

[steeldriver]

I'm not on 14.04 yet, but it sounds like you set up nopasswdlogin rather than autologin (they are different things)

If things haven't changed too much then you should be able to configure lightdm (which I *think* is used by Xubuntu) for autologin either by editing the lightdm.conf file or by using the lightdm-set-defaults utility

sudo /usr/lib/lightdm/lightdm-set-defaults --autologin username

See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LightDM#Autologin

[mmf2]

I'm not on 14.04 yet, but it sounds like you set up nopasswdlogin rather than autologin (they are different things)

If things haven't changed too much then you should be able to configure lightdm (which I *think* is used by Xubuntu) for autologin either by editing the lightdm.conf file or by using the lightdm-set-defaults utility

sudo /usr/lib/lightdm/lightdm-set-defaults --autologin username

See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LightDM#Autologin

Hey steeldriver. Thank's for the help but unfortunately, it did not work. When I try that, it says "command not found".

[Elfy]

Quick check found

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+changelog

- Remove lightdm-set-defaults and gdmflexiserver.

I did have a quick play last night with this - setting in users and groups to not want password at login, adding autologin to the lightdm.conf - just ended up with no authentication and no way seemingly at the login to do so.

[mmf2]

Quick check found

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+changelog



I did have a quick play last night with this - setting in users and groups to not want password at login, adding autologin to the lightdm.conf - just ended up with no authentication and no way seemingly at the login to do so.

So, if I understand correctly, by deleting lightdm-set-defaults and gdmflexiserver I'll accomplish what I want?

[Elfy]

No idea, I didn't try it. If you break it you get to keep both bits at least. Try it in a vm

[mmf2]

I don't feel very comfortable trying something like that.. I hate to break my OS!

Btw, does your trash icon also bug when not empty?

[AndyGaskell]

I was reading this thread and got auto-login working ok in Xubuntu 14.04

I think in older version of Xubuntu, 11.10, for example, the lightdm conf files was at "/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf" (as per soloution at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1864527) but now it is at "/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/10-xubuntu.conf".

So, I just changed this from...

[SeatDefaults]
user-session=xubuntu

...to...

[SeatDefaults]
user-session=xubuntu
autologin-user=cfi-user

...and now it is logging in fine. My username is "cfi-user", so change that to yours. "cfi-user" might seem an odd name, but this is an embedded customer service kiosk thing.