ubuntu 14.04 + gnome 3.10 + gnome-shell restart

Question

Is there a way to ask gnome-shell to run a shell script every time it starts?

(Like after a Alt+F2 then r, not on Login)

NB: If you think it's about the start-up list, it's not : do a Alt+F2 then r and tell me if the apps in start-up list are launched: They're not (at least not on my setup).

Unfortunately, through a shell script it's not working yet :

#!/bin/bash
 gnome-shell --replace
 sleep 10
## reset screen config
 xrandr --output HDMI1 --mode 1920x1080 --pos 0x0 --rotate normal --output VIRTUAL1 --off --output DP1 --off --output eDP1 --off --output VGA1 --off

## reset keyboard
setxkbmap fr

the xrandr command is working as expected on startup

if i type in terminal sh rgnome.sh, gnome is restarted, but the next commands don't seem to get executed (and if i close the terminal it kills gnome); i'm not versed in shell scripting, so i may be doing something obvious very wrong

Answer 1

You can create a shell script available within your path, maybe call it r.sh.

That script should call the gnome-shell --replace command, and then the commands you use to fix your display config.

You might need to wait a couple of seconds before running those commands in order to wait for the replace to succeed.

EDIT:

The script might be something along the lines of this:

#!/bin/bash
gnome-shell --replace
sleep 2
fix-your-display-commands

Answer 2

Your shell script does not work because the xrandr command is waiting for the gnome-shell --restart to exit. Since that does not happen while gnome is running, the xrandr command is not executed. You need to tell your script to run it in the background, that way the subsequent commands will also be run:

#!/usr/bin/env bash

## Start gnome-shell in the background. That's what the & does
gnome-shell --replace &
sleep 10
xrandr --output HDMI1 --mode 1920x1080 --pos 0x0 --rotate normal --output VIRTUAL1 --off --output DP1 --off --output eDP1 --off --output VGA1 --off

Now, save the script somewhere in the global $PATH, for example as /usr/bin/rgnome.sh, make it executable (sudo chmod 755 /usr/bin/rgnome.sh) and then instead of running Alt+F2 and r, use Alt+F2 and rgnome.sh.

Answer 3

After commenting i decided that i should complete an answer:

Here's something that might help you understand how to use .bashrc and .bash_profile

.bash_profile vs .bashrc

Do not worry if you don't have this file already, if you create it the shell should use it while you're logged in as the user in whose home the .bash_profile is saved.

The suggestions listed above will only work if your user has bash as default shell. So you might consider a deeper level as suggested below.

If you are interested on having the script run for all your users you should think about editing the /etc/profile file .

I think that you might find some answers in this section over help.ubuntu.com