What is the best or most recommended way to configure Ubuntu 24.04 such that Kodi will always be automatically run upon boot-up, and such that no password will be required on boot to boot Ubuntu?
I know all about LibreELEC. Due to a certain quite troublesome bug (i.e. constantly losing the WiFi password on each reboot) in LibreELEC, that (LibreELEC) is not an option for me. There are other reasons why I prefer to use full Linux also, specifically built-in kernel NFS support.
I have a workstation running Ubuntu 20.04 and it is configured to mount 4 different NFS volumes that are being exported on my local network from a nearby FreeBSD (server) system. My /etc/fstab on the Ubuntu (workstation) system is obviously configured properly, and I have been using these NFS-mounted volumes via the workstation for multiple years now. Mostly I can do all the things to and with files on these NFS volumes that I would expect to be able to do, i.e. I can create, delete, read, and write files on the NFS volumes with no problems. The NFS volumes are seen by the Ubuntu file manager and I can see the mount points and files within the NFS volumes from the command line. In short, all is well and as expected EXCEPT that the file chooser dialogs in a couple of different applications just don't even see the NFS volumes and/or their mount points as even existing. The two specific applications where the built-in file choosers don't even seem to see any of the NFS volumes are (1) gimp and (2) timeline.
Can anyone tell me why these NFS volumes are perfectly accessible EXCEPT from these two specific applications, and how I can fix this problem?