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How do i start a application when ubuntu starts ?

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possible duplicate of How to run scripts on start up of ubuntu? – Lekensteyn Jul 7 '11 at 17:50
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For 11.04 and newer see here: How to start applications at startup automatically in 11.04?

For older versions: If the program you wish to run on startup is in the Applications menu, you can drag-and-drop it into the Startup Applications window to add it to the list.

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drag and drop, +1 :) – Kaustubh P Feb 24 '11 at 6:35
Oh wow. I had no idea that drag and drop worked here. Cool! :) – Volomike Feb 24 '11 at 19:22
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You can use GNOME Startup Application. enter image description here

Click the Add button and then add the full command to open the application you want. If you don't know the path of the command you can do

which name_of_commmand

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ALT+F2, then "gnome-help ghelp:user-guide?gosstartsession-2". Click Run, wait a sec, and then follow the directions.

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cool I know the part to add but not the commands... so do I google them? or should I hit alt+f2 then put the name of the program... if it finds it, I'll say run in terminal... to display the command? – user11383 Feb 24 '11 at 4:43
@Bob, which application do you want to run on start up? – Oxwivi Feb 24 '11 at 5:35
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You can use the feature to "Remember Currently Running Applications" in the "System/Preferences/Startup Applications" preferences window. Which (when enabled) will "remember" all the programs that you are using and will re-open them after a reboot or when starting the system for the first time in a day.

This is great when you don't have enough time to make notes of what were you doing the last time and you wish an application to open if it was running the last time.

If you wish to remove an application from this feature simply close it and go to this function and press the "Remember Currently Running Application" in order to refresh the list of the programs that will be opened the next time.

A screenshot is placed here in order to illustrate.

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The only thing I do not like about this one is that your/my wireless is slower to come up than my browser is in loading when it was active. Every tab needs to be reloaded after wireless picks up. – Rinzwind May 8 '11 at 17:17
Good point. That's why I don't save that preference with the browser open :) Docky is owning the control for my browser with an icon on it. But yours is a good point! Thank you. – Geppettvs D'Constanzo May 9 '11 at 20:50
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