In Ubuntu Oneiric, the default desktop session is the Unity Desktop (or Unity 2D depend on your hardware capabilities). If you have set the computer to auto-login to your desktop whenever you boot up, it will always login to the Unity desktop, even though you have installed Gnome-shell or classic Gnome. It doesn’t matter which desktop session (Gnome shell, classic gnome or Unity) you are using before you shut down, because on the next boot up, it will automatically login to the Unity desktop again. If you have Gnome shell installed, here’s how you can change the auto-login to Gnome shell instead of the Unity desktop.
Open a terminal and type:
sudo /usr/lib/lightdm/lightdm-set-defaults -s gnome-shell
That’s it. Simple fix. Big differences. Less annoyance.
Damien Oh started writing tech articles since 2007 and has over 10 years of experience in the tech industry. He is proficient in Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iOS, and worked as a part time WordPress Developer. He is currently the owner and Editor-in-Chief of Make Tech Easier.
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I installed the Gnome Shell and at the Login I chose Gnome. Then onwards I always boot into Gnome. Never had a problem.
I hope that I am not the only luck one who has this privilege. :P
Abhishek Prakash I think that you, like me, are entering your password at each login. This workaround is for people with autologin.Thanks Damien, I needed this trick for my home pc ;-)
Thanks for this post. At typing the line you suggested a get ‘command not found’. The folder
lightdm
is missing
Thank you
Are you using Ubuntu Oneiric?