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209 questions linked to/from How do I start applications automatically on login?
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How to run a command at login? [duplicate]
I need to run the following command (with real parameters) after login:
ssh -f [email protected] -L 54321:example.com:54321 -N
I need it only for my user, not all users on the machine. Also, I need ...
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Chrome autostart on ubuntu [duplicate]
I have recently installed Ubuntu on my PC, but I can't understand how to manage the applications -- as an example, I'm trying to get Chrome to autostart.
I can start Chrome manually, but I'm not able ...
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How to Automatically run two commands after login? [duplicate]
I have these two commands that I need to manually run every time after login:
autossh -M 2000 -N -f -q -D 127.0.0.1:7070 [email protected]
and
sudo mkdir /media/C
sudo mount /dev/sda2 /media/C
I'd ...
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How can I start qBittorrent on system boot? [duplicate]
So I've got a bit of an issue trying to get qBittorrent to start on boot. I'm running 16.04.
I've tried to start it by using a crontab @reboot, but this unfortunately didn't work. Any ideas on how to ...
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Running a script automatically just after login [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I start applications automatically on login?
I want to run a script automatically just after my login. Please someone tell me how to do that. I tried putting path of ...
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How to edit autostart applications? [duplicate]
How can I reach the UI to configure the autostart applications in Ubuntu 11.10? Please don't tell me, I have to do it using the terminal or creating a starter on my own and please don't tell me, it is ...
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Add application to autostart [duplicate]
I've installed System Load Indicator and set 'autostart' in preferences. For some reason it doesn't load at starting system.
How to find out the name/command of this application and then I can add it ...
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How can we setup Startup tasks [duplicate]
In Windows we can add applications/batch scripts to open automatically on startup. Is there something similar in Ubuntu, or Linux in general?
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launching a script at ubuntu start up [duplicate]
I'm using Ubuntu 14.04 LTS on a virtual machine and I'm trying to set it up so that when it starts up it also automatically follow the description on the startmeup.sh.desktop to start the script ...
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How can I make an application start up when I login? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to start applications at startup automatically in Unity?
How to edit autostart applications?
I want Terminal to start up right when i login. Is there a command? If so, I'...
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rc.local does not start imwheel process [duplicate]
I am new to Linux and just started using ubuntu 14.04. I'm trying to run imwheel process on startup by editing rc.local file. Perhaps I'm doing something wrong and I need to type a path to a program ...
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Automatically run a command on start up? [duplicate]
I was kindly helped on this forum a few months ago to fix my Wifi. Only problem is I have to run the command in the terminal at the start of every session.Each time I need to run-
sudo modprobe -v ...
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Can anyone tell me how to make guake terminal be part of the start-up applications? [duplicate]
How can I add Guake terminal to the start-up applications?
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How to run programs each time the system boots up? [duplicate]
What is the command line in bash to make a program run every time the system boots up?
Sanjaal Corps
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How to Add PCloud in startup applications? [duplicate]
I am using PCloud (cloud storage) on my Ubuntu 14.04 machine. To avoid any misunderstanding, I want to clarify that PCloud is just another Dropbox like cloud storage solution. I want to start this ...
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How do I start a program automatically when I boot? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to start applications at startup automatically?
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 and I always have to start for example Yakuake by myself. How can I start the program automatically ...
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How to run a python script on startup? [duplicate]
First, I know that this has been asked before. Tried guides, didn't work...
So I have a python script that has a never ending loop. It accesses the internet.
All I want to do is that after I log in ...
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How to launch the terminal automatically on startup? [duplicate]
I use the terminal each time I use Ubuntu so am looking for a way of opening it automatically on each startup.
Currently I'm using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Alt + T which does the job pretty well ...
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How to enable natural scrolling on Ubuntu GNOME 16.04 [duplicate]
I have just installed ubuntu-gnome-16.04 flavor on my notebook and am quite pleased with it.
But natural scrolling was not really working. I have followed some answers on these questions:
Enable ...
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How to PERMANENTLY disable mouse accelleration in 17.04? [duplicate]
I've managed to disable mouse acceleration in 17.04 with the following command:
xinput --set-prop 8 'libinput Accel Profile Enabled' 0, 1
However! As soon as I restart the computer, the setting is ...
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Autostart Chromium in Lubuntu 12.04 [duplicate]
I'm new Lubuntu and I want to start Chromium at boot. I've no idea where to start. Could someone point me in the right direction.
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Start web application automatically on log-in [duplicate]
This question has two components:
Make a website like Outlook 365 into an app. (One approach I describe below is to use Google Chrome / Chromium)
Open that app automatically on log-in. This is the ...
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How can I run a sh script targeting X11-settings on login? [duplicate]
The gui-based controls for mouse acceleration do not suffice to tame my mouse, so I am correcting this by running:
xinput set-prop 10 "Device Accel Constant Deceleration" 2.9
This script has the ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 startup difficulty [duplicate]
I installed Universal Media Server 3.6 on ubuntu 14.04 desktop. What I want to do is, to launch it during startup. How to add this into startup? Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
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Autostart a graphical application in ubuntu 14.04 [duplicate]
I want an application to get opened after any user is logged in. I read about some menu about autostart. etc. But, unfortunately I don't have GUI access now. Please help.
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Disable malfunctioning touchscreen at startup [duplicate]
My Asus Vivobook S200E has a problem with its touchscreen: it keeps pressing the right side of the screen, even when untouched.
I managed to disable the touchscreen in the Windows 8.1, and the ...
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How to start applications at startup? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to start applications at startup automatically?
How do i start a application when ubuntu starts ?
user11383
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Script won't autostart despite making a .desktop file, placing directory in rc.local etc [duplicate]
I am trying to autostart a music player when my Lubuntu boots but I can't seem to get it to work. I am fairly new to Linux systems and have searched the internet for hours but I am out of ideas.
This ...
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How to make a script run at boot time? [duplicate]
I have the following shell script code that is not running at boot time.
The boot.sh file is located in /home/icrs/boot.sh:
#!/bin/bash
cd /home/icrs/manipulator_proj
source devel/setup.bash
xterm ...
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Run command automatically on login [duplicate]
I have a command to run a python program. I do not want to run this command manually after login, I want this command should run automatically after I logged in to my ubuntu. I am using Ubuntu 16.04.
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