loginx

This is a combination of getty, login, and xinit for use on Linux console. While it is possible to use those directly, a single executable is simpler and can do a few extra things to require less typing during login. Features:

• A curses-based login prompt. A nice thing to have for those of use who do not want to use xdm but find getty a little bare.
• Remembers last login name so you don't have to type it every time. In the login dialog press tab, up, or down, to cycle through available usernames. Very convenient on a family PC where security is not tight.
• Will launch X if you have ~/.xinitrc or your login shell otherwise. If X fails to start, loginx falls back to the plain shell.

Download: https://sourceforge.net/projects/loginx/files/latest/download
Installation: ./configure && make install

Use it like you would getty. The command is loginx tty1, and you'd add it to inittab, somewhere in rc.d, in a copy of systemd's getty@.service, or whatever correct location your distribution's init system requires.

make install will by default install loginx@.service to the systemd system directory. Enable with systemctl enable loginx@tty1. You may need to disable getty and display manager first.

Also, you'll need a valid PAM configuration file. make install will install one that ought to work. If not, copy /etc/pam.d/login to /etc/pam.d/loginx.

You can do autologin with the pam_autologin PAM module.

Report problems on the project tickets.