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gsi095 · 2009-09-23, 09:14

Hi

Is there a way to launch XBMC at login to a computer on either Mac or Linux like Windows Media Center can do?

Dave

fpoil0 · 2009-09-23, 10:26

On osx :

http://www.zimbio.com/Mac+OS+X/articles/...p+programs

On linux ubuntu : don't remember but almost the same

preferences, sessions, and a tab start-up or something

diazamet · 2009-09-23, 11:48

On ubuntu you can install xbmc-live package:

sudo apt-get install xbmc-live

And this will set up the auto start functionality.

topfs2 · 2009-09-23, 20:55

More meat on fpoil0's suggestion because it's the best solution on linux (ubuntu) and the officially supported / suggested way.

http://wiki.xbmc.org/?title=HOW-TO_insta...Step_Guide

Refering to "Autostart XBMC (optional)"
In short,
sudo apt-get install xbmc-standalone and choose it in the session list in the login manager.

davegregoire · 2009-10-22, 22:21

Is there anyway to undo this once this is done? Go back to the gnome shell I mean.

davegregoire · 2009-10-23, 01:51

Nevermind. FIgured it out. To all those who wish to undo the automatic login to xbmc session once its setup, follow these steps.

1. Reboot and at prompt, press escape to goto menu.
2. Select recovery mode of your current kernal.
3. Choose root at command prompt (without networking is fine for this purpose)
4. Type the following in terminal
pico /etc/gdm/gdm.conf
5. Change the following line to false for your user
AutomaticLoginEnable=true
6. Press ctrl + x to exit pico
7. Press Y to save your config
8. Reboot and at login screen, choose new session under options before logging in.

Once you log back in, you will be prompted if you only want the change for the current session or if you want your new choice (most likely gnome) to be the new default.