Go to Preferences > *Login* Window. Click on “Security” tab and enable the
option “Enable *Automatic Login*”. Choose the user for which *auto login* is
desired from the “User” field. Hit “Close” when done.

On Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 12:10 AM Joe Lowder <joe@actionline.com> wrote:

> On one of my Linux Mint computers, it has auto-start
> so no login is required, and it has different wallpaper
> backgrounds on different virtual desktops.
>
> But I cannot get either of those features to work on
> my Linux Mint 18.3 KDE laptop. Why? And how can I
> get these two important features to work?
>
> At the following link, I have combined three screen-shots
> to show the current settings in which the login theme
> states: "You will be asked to authenticate ... " etc.
>
> http://www.upquick.com/temp/settings.jpg
>
> I am unable to find any way to disable this login so
> the computer can automatically open without requiring
> entering a password.
>
> And, the only suggestion I can find online at the
> link link below does not work because /usr/bin/sddm/
> default-display-manager does not have
> /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf so I cannot
>
>
> https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/381785/how-do-i-enable-auto-login-in-mint-18
>
> What do I need to do to enable an autologin so the system
> does not require entering a password every time I open
> the laptop?
>
> And what do I need to do to get different wallpapers
> on each different virtual desktop to work like it does
> on my other Linux Mint computer?
>
>
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