Brian writes: > On Fri 09 Oct 2015 at 13:50:07 -0400, James Richardson wrote: > >> >> Richard Owlett writes: >> >> > [resend, had not appeared in archives after 2 hours] >> > >> > How to do an autologin? In a DE independent way? >> > >> > http://manpages.debian.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=autologin&apropos=1 >> > gave no relevant links. >> > >> > A Google search gave only decade old or DE related links. >> > >> > I currently use Mate, but exploring other desktops(avoiding Gnome >> > 3!!!;}. >> > I'd like something similar to autoexec.bat from DOS/CPM days. >> >> I've used runit for such things successfully, most recently for starting >> kodi at startup on my HTPC. > > apt-cache show runit has as part of its output: > > runit service supervision can run under sysv init or replace the init > system completely. Complete init replacement requires some manual > configuration described in the supplied documentation. > > So the standard systemd init system needs replacing to get autologin in > a DE independent way? Technically you might be correct but are you > serious? It doesn't seem very elegant.
runit provides service supervision it can run under sysv init *OR* replace the init system. I can describe my config in more detail if interested. -- James Richardson http://jamestechnotes.com