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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