[Nottingham] Log in to X11 at boot

[Martin]

On 26/05/14 16:55, Mike Cardwell wrote:
> For the record, I've sorted it now. I found this page which explained
> exactly what I needed to do:
> 
> http://elinux.org/RPi_Debian_Auto_Login

Thanks for the solution... Good you've got it going.


OK... So...

Anyone care to explain what that gobbledegook does and why?!

Why is that needed for startx?...

Is there not always at least a local console always available in any
case without needing the forced login shell...?


Cheers,
Martin



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