How to Automatically Boot into the Raspberry Pi Desktop (GUI)

Zach Zach (248)
2 minutes

Is your Raspberry Pi booting into the command line (CLI) by default? This short guide will show you how to boot into Raspberry Pi OS Desktop automatically instead!

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Log into your Pi via SSH or connect a monitor and keyboard to get to the command line.

Type the following command:

sudo raspi-config

Then, use your arrow keys to navigate to Enable Boot to Desktop and press enter. Select the Desktop login option and press enter.

Reboot and you’re good to go!

Alternatively, you can make the same change without using the raspi-config GUI by running the following command:

sudo update-rc.d lightdm disable
The preferred (and most common) method of connecting to your Pi to run commands.
John John (304)
2 minutes

This guide will show you how to connect to your Raspberry Pi remotely via SSH from your laptop or desktop computer.