How to Enable Auto Login on Linux Mint

In this article, I am going to show you how to enable automatic login to your Linux Mint Cinnamon desktop environment.

First, find your login username with the following command:

$ whoami

Open the Login Window app from the Linux Mint Start Menu.

The Login Window app should be opened. Navigate to the Users tab^[1] and type in your login username in the Automatic login > Username section^[2].

For the changes to take effect, reboot your computer.

$ reboot

On the next boot, the configured Linux Mint user should be logged in automatically.