How do I set the GNOME Classic login to be the default with autologin?

Question

I changed to gnome classic fallback, I auto-login but it defaults to unity 3d, how do I make auto-login default to gnome classic?

score 10 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 12 '20 at 14:37

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Run the following in a gome-terminal:

If you want GNOME Classic with effects:

sudo /usr/lib/lightdm/lightdm-set-defaults -s gnome-classic
If you want GNOME Classic without effects:

sudo /usr/lib/lightdm/lightdm-set-defaults -s gnome-fallback

edited Jun 12 '20 at 14:37

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answered Oct 23 '11 at 19:39

htorque

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 23 '11 at 19:39

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auto log-in gnome classic desktop :

answered Oct 23 '11 at 19:39

hhlp

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered May 28 '15 at 16:34

For Ubuntu 14.04

I followed the post here

Summary :

Install the lightdm-webkit-greeter package: sudo apt-get install lightdm-webkit-greeter -y.
Open the /etc/lightdm/lightdm-webkit-greeter.conf file in your favorite text editor.
Add the following lines to the end of the file:

[SeatDefaults]
user-session=gnome-fallback

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