Gnome 3 Login Pop Ups
General Information
Disabling some auto-start programs and pop ups during a GNOME 3 login session.
Checklist
- Distro(s): Enterprise Linux 7
- Other: GNOME 3 desktop
Disable Auto Start GUI Programs
- Disable Welcome screen
echo "X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=false" >> /etc/xdg/autostart/gnome-welcome-tour.desktop
There are some auto start programs that cause authentication pop ups when logging into a GNOME session.
- Authentication is required to set the network proxy used for downloading software. Fix by:
echo "X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=false" >> /etc/xdg/autostart/gnome-software-service.desktop
- Authentication is required to create a color managed device. Fix by:
echo "X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=false" >> /etc/xdg/autostart/gnome-settings-daemon.desktop