I just installed Fedora KDE Desktop 43. So far I like it but I cannot figure out how to log in automatically. I tried $ sudo nano /etc/gdm/custom.conf but the file is empty and after trying to add the text to modify the gdm and save it I get the error message that the file and directory does not exist. Where can I find this file and how do I find it? Or is there a way to create a new one from scratch? Or how else can I log in automatically?
kde desktop uses sddm login manager. I’ve replaced it with plasma-login-manager and there is an autologin option in the settings manager (in ‘Login Screen’). I think for sddm too.
At least with KDE plasma using plasmalogin (I was testing this in F44)
you set auto login in the System Settings in the Login Screen page.
For sddm I’m not seeing a setings page to do this in.
You could switch from sddm to plasmalogin if you wanted to in f43.
From my notes this is how I switch one of my f43 systems.
sudo dnf in plasma-login-manager
sudo systemctl disable sddm && sudo systemctl enable plasmalogin
reboot
sudo dnf remove sddm sddm-kcm
It’s kind of hidden in KDE Settings, but you go System Settings > Appearance & Style > Colors and Themes > Login Screen (SDDM) > Behavior (link at the top of the screen) > Automatically log in.
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This worked! Thank you very much.
Thank you for the reply.