The concept is a special login for your operating system that allows others to use the machine, without having access to any of your data. At the same time, no information would be saved between guest sessions. In other words, anyone could use your computer, and – once they logged out of the guest session – any and all data collected during the session would be automatically trashed. Also: Ubuntu 22.04.2 is as predictable as an operating system can be… and that’s a good thing That’s why the guest session should be considered important to anyone who sometimes (or regularly) has to share a computer with other users. This could even be employed by small businesses that need kiosk-like computers for customers to use. Although Ubuntu doesn’t ship with its Guest Session feature enabled by default, it’s pretty easy to add. Let me show you how to do just that.
How to enable Guest Session
Requirements
The only things you’ll need for this are a running instance of Ubuntu desktop (from 16.04 to the latest release) and a user with sudo privileges. That’s all you need. Let’s make it happen. In that file, paste the following contents: Also: Ubuntu Linux tries for the office desktop Using the arrow keys on your keyboard, select “lightdm,” tab down to OK, and hit Enter on your keyboard. Save the file with the CTRL+X keyboard combination. The Guest Session will look and feel like a regular session and even has a home directory. One thing to keep in mind, however, is that every single time you enter the Guest Session, you’ll see the Temporary Guest Session warning and will have to walk through the welcome wizard. Also: How to install Ubuntu Linux (It’s easy!) Once the desktop is presented, the user will be presented with a warning that all data created during the session will be deleted upon log out and that, should they need to save any data, it should be saved to an external device (such as a USB flash drive). If that becomes problematic, you can remove the initial setup tool with the command: Of course, the above command must be run as a regular user with sudo privileges. However, once the command completes, log out, and log back in to the Guest Session account. You’ll still see the Temporary Guest Session warning, but not the initial setup wizard. And that, my Linux-using friends, is how you can enable the Guest Session account and retain your privacy, no matter how many people need to use your computer.
