From: jack@handsome.com   
      
   On Sat, 27 Dec 2025 00:00:39 -0500, Paul wrote:   
      
   > OK, I got autologin working here, via instructions from Arch.   
   >   
   > This article didn't match on a lot of detail, but it had the critical   
   > bit.   
   >   
   >    https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/SDDM   
   >   
   > First when I did this and set it up:   
   >   
   >     sudo dpkg-reconfigure sddm   
   >   
   > I was "greeted" on next boot, by a rather stiff-looking blank "username"   
   > and blank "password" field. So by default, there was no autologin set up   
   > at all. Makes sense (unless sddm was the default manager when the distro   
   > was constructed and the distro team did all the work for this via the   
   > installer details).   
   >   
   > The Arch instructions are simple   
   >   
   > cd /etc sudo mkdir sddm.conf.d           # Directory is missing.   
   > cd sddm.conf.d                   # Need to create a file.   
   > sudo touch autologin.conf        # grease rails, so the File:Save   
   > actually works for you sudo xed autologin.conf          # Add three   
   > lines as follows. Likely to be User=jack   
   >   
   > **************** autologin.conf contents ********************   
   > [Autologin]   
   > User=jacksaccountname Session=xfce **************** end autologin.conf   
   > contents ********************   
   >   
   > When I did that, saved, did this to double-check   
   >   
   > cat autologin.conf   
   >   
   > then shutdown and did another boot attempt...   
   >   
   > I was greeted by being right in the xfce desktop session,   
   > with no stiff-greeter asking for my account and password like originally   
   > happened.   
   >   
      
   Do you think it might be easier for me to reinstall lightdm instead, as it   
   is more easily configurable using the xcfe settings "Login Window"   
   utility? If so, how would I do that?   
      
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