How Do you Autologin in Lubuntu 18.10?

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I'm not sure, but lightDM doesn't seem to work

lightdm should work (it does on my 18.10 box); I'm unsure how to set autologin using it though (I've never tried). — guiverc, Apr 03 '19 at 02:32
And please read https://askubuntu.com/questions/1112349/how-to-enable-guest-sessions-on-ubuntu-18-04-or-later/1112356#1112356 — DK Bose, Apr 03 '19 at 04:33
I see the page, but I want something to work without installing something else, otherwise I would have installed slim. In 18.10 there is no configuration file for lightdm and I looked in /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf — Christian Gould, Apr 03 '19 at 04:40

Christian Gould · Answer 1 · 2019-04-03T04:42:53.650

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USE SDDM which comes standard in lubuntu 18.10

Had to edit /etc/sddm.conf

Here is an example sddm.conf:

[Autologin]
Relogin=false
User=christian
Session=Lubuntu

edited Apr 03 '19 at 04:42

answered Apr 03 '19 at 01:33

Christian Gould

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I'm not sure that "SDDM … comes with lubuntu 18.04". It is the default in Lubuntu 18.10. – DK Bose Apr 03 '19 at 02:13
The Question is specifically for 18.10.
--nvm I see what you mean. Fixed!
– Christian Gould Apr 03 '19 at 04:41

guiverc · Accepted Answer · 2019-04-03T02:30:37.360

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go to Preferences -> KDE.System.Settings (in the menu)

In the Login Screen (SSDM) setting there is a checkbox for Auto Login. Ensure the check-box is clicked and your username should become easily readable.

edited Apr 03 '19 at 02:30

answered Apr 03 '19 at 01:38

guiverc

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How Do you Autologin in Lubuntu 18.10?

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