Re: make system boot straight to browser connection
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.
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James Richardson
http://jamestechnotes.com
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