Questions tagged [autostart]
Make programs start upon logging in, or stop them from doing so.
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Autostart of Yarn process upon crash
I am complete newbie to the Linux world , but had to install a server app on Ubuntu 18 ... I finally managed to get it to run , after days of hick ups .... so far so good ... but then this app has the ...
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Can't autostart x11vnc when start/reboot PC ( Lubuntu 20.04 LTS)
I installed x11vnc and started success, but not start service VNC when start/reboot PCs
nano /lib/systemd/system/x11vnc.service
[Unit]
Description=Start x11vnc at startup.
After=multi-user.target
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How can I hide an active terminal from Ubuntu dock?
I have terminal launch on start up that runs a tty-clock. Is there a way to hide the icon from the dock?
Here is the /autostart/ entry
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Exec=xfce4-terminal --command /...
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Launching the application on startup before starting Desktop GUI
I am trying to launch an application(for example browser) on startup. I want this to be launched before Desktop GUI appears.
I tried gnome-session-properties and adding the application. But it opens ...
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How to create an auto executeable file of some terminal commands used for running any specific application
I have a .sh file of XP Pentablet driver
Every time I need to run these commands to run in order to run the program
$ cd /home/path/
$ chmod +x Pentablet_Driver.sh
$ sudo ./Pentablet_Driver
I wanna ...
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Xrandr command in startup script has no effect, but script does run and command work from terminal
I cannot seem to get an xrandr command to rotate my monitor at startup.
The script:
cat /etc/X11/Xsession.d/999_test ...
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Run bash script with prompts on startup, then start browser
I am creating a standard linux image for my customers, which I want to distribute to them as a backup.
I have written a bash script - verifysetup.sh which checks whether the machine has already been ...
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ubuntu 20.04 service autostart
I have a process which I start using sudo ./whatever
I want to make it a service which starts automatically.
Have created a .service file and put it in the /etc/systemd/system but it won't start ...
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Ubuntu startup Programs like vbox Headless, luadch and changing metric on network
i am having a bit trouble with autostarting programs, since i reinstalled my Server from 16.04 to 20.04.
first one i tried to use rc.conf -> not working and crontab -e with "@reboot start something" ...
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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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Unable to Launch “Xfce4-terminal” on boot
I would like to Launch "Xfce4-terminal" on boot using Xfce desktop, Xrdp-client, and Centos.
I tried creating a .desktop file under .config/autostart and also tried to set the xfce4-terminal on login ...
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Run python script in virtual environment on startup
I would like to start a python script from a virtual environment on startup. I have searched the whole forum and other sources but have not been able to make it work.
The script should run at the ...
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Systemd service cannot open display
I am using systemd service to auto-run a shell script when the system boots.the shell script is used to run a python code that code includes cv2 to use the camera and it works fine when the system ...
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Find process started by Autostart (Redshift)
I've tried pgrep redshift, pgrep -f redshift, ps -ax | grep redshift, ps -elf | grep redshift, ps -ax -u root -U root | g redshift, systemctl | grep redshift all without finding the process, yet ...
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firefox autostart kiosk or fullscreen on startup
I have Linux installed and I am trying to autostart firefox full screen or in kiosk mode every time I start my PC. I kind of know there is the command like "xdotool.....windowactivate key F11" but ...
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How to autostart python GUI application on ubuntu boot?
I've tried rc-local method, creating a .desktop script, ubuntu autostart application but none of them worked. Below is the content of the .desktop script file:
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=...
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Check if X server is started in a script under rc.local
I have a script that depends on X server is started. So in the script, I check if X is started with the while loop below:
while xset q; do
sleep 1
done
Everything works well if I run this script ...
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Running a PHP script at startup AFTER other services have started
To get regular weather updates into my Redis database the scheme I am trying to use is as follows
I have a PHP script that fetches the weather from the relevant weather API. It goes something like ...
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Gnome-Tweak-Tool erronously deleted gnome-tweak-tool-lid-inhibitor from autostart
I wrongly deleted gnome-tweak-tool-lid-inhibitor from the autostart list of the GNOME Tweak Tool.
How can I re-add it again?
Maybe somebody can share the desktop file, which supposedly is created for ...
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How can I command ExpressVPN to start on boot?
I want to issue this command every-time the computer boots
expressvpn connect
I've tried making it into a service and adding it to the crontab with no luck. Maybe it's late or maybe I'm really not ...
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Kiosk mode computer with the sole purpose of showing one webpage
Ubuntu-based computer will output the page to a television.
The page in question is not in my control and will sometimes change. Therefore the browser should refresh the page periodically, say once ...
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How do I remove the network manager applet from my GNOME Flashback session?
The title says it all. I don't want that applet because when I'm in an environment where wifi is of poor quality, it has the very annoying tendency to popup windows that interrupt other activities, ...
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Installing a program without auto starting it after installation - 18.04
I have a simple problem. I am installing tomcat8 using apt install tomcat8 and it starts automatically after installation. I do not want it to start right after installation, however I want to keep ...
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How to set Real VNC Server as default startup program - Lubuntu 19.10
I have installed Real VNC Server (Lubuntu 19.10) and can run it fine. But it does not autostart on reboot and the Options screen (where I presumably can to set it to autostart) requires sudo access. ...
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Delay autostart of programs such as conky and dropbox, in Kubuntu
Kubuntu 19.10
Like the title says, I want to delay the autostart of certain programs. These programs appear in the GUI of Autostart.
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xmodmap keyboard changes stop working after Logout and Login again
I run Lubuntu 19.10.
To disable "F11" and "Right-click" on the mouse I use xmodmap. I launch this during startup with the Lubuntu Autostart.
For the first login it works fine. After I logout and login ...
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Firefox not autostarting
I have Ubuntu mini installed with the lubuntu core option (used Ubuntu 18.04-mini.iso).
I don't have the rich Ubuntu interface.
In order to make Firefox start automatically, added a line containing
@...
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multiple instances of conky running, but no startup entry
On Kubuntu 19.10 I installed conky from the repo, configured it, and made an autostart entry.
After a reboot, I see in System Monitor that two instances of conky are running, can't figure out why.
ps ...
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Kubuntu staring cura appimage after each login despite it not running during logout. How to fix it?
I can't figure out why.
I like the functionality of reopening apps that were not closed before logout.
But this application starting on every logon despite me not leaving it open. I used sudo ps -A ...
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Kiosk mode Ubuntu
We have a few Windows 10 kiosk computers in the hallway. I want to replace them with an Ubuntu image.
A few things I've managed so far:
Users can log in automatically.
The browser starts at login.
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cannot make ubuntu autostart my script
I need to force my KDE Plasma installed on ubuntu 18.04 to run the following script on startup (after login):
xinput --map-to-output "Wacom HID 48DE Finger touch" eDP-1-1
xinput --map-to-output "...
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Desktop application with file with environment variable
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XFCE4
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Trying to run a software with a bunch of environment's variables stored into a file named prod.env, directly from autostart.
Here is the content of the .desktop file stored at /...
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Start script ts3server_startscript.sh after REBOOT automaticaly
Could someone help me with automatic start of the script after reboot?
It is regarding TeamSpeak3. I want to start ts3server_startscript.sh again if some unwanted reboot of the server occurs.
I ...
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What are the methods an application can use to auto-start (in kubuntu 18.04)?
I know of System Settings/Startup and Shutdown, and I've found ~/.config/autostart and ~/.config/autostart-scripts. But what other methods can an application employ to auto-start on boot/login?
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SDL2 Ubuntu Server
I have written a code to display some images with golang and SDL2, I have tested the code in the Ubuntu desktop 18.04 and had no issue.
I wanted to use the code in an embedded configuration, and ...
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How to find out what autostarted a program?
There is lots of advice on how to make a program autostart, but the thing I need now is the opposite of that: I want to find out why a certain program starts on boot.
The use case is as follows: ...
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how to add application to autostart on bootup
I have ubuntu 18.04 and there are two application I need to make sure are added to startup on bootup.
Printnode
TeamViewer
Can you someone tell me what I need to do to get this setup and to work?
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Why cedilla-portuguese.sh is in default /etc/porfile.d/ list?
I never used or selected Portuguese locales, either had any connection to Portugal or Brazil, so why we have these scripts running every interactive bash running?
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my video wallpaper is not autostarting
This is a summary of my attempts from how do I make this gif into a wallpaper from Ubuntu Forums:
I'm running Lubuntu 18.04.
After deciding that I want to use a video as my wallpaper, I got my window ...
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Steam autostart
After many annoying problems I had to face in Windows, I decided to switch, again, to Ubuntu.
I have installed many apps I find essential for my laptop including Steam. The problem is that I want it ...
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How to run Twinkle sip client on autostart
I want to make the twinkle client autostart when the computer boot
didn't find how to do this
this is what I have on the rc.local
GNU nano 2.7.4 File: /etc/rc.local ...
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Sourcing Environments on Startup
I am new Ubuntu user working Robot Operating System on 16.04 LTS version. I installed ROS using their official ROS-Wiki instructions.
Every time I need to run an ROS program I need to source the ROS ...
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How to get a shell script to open up a python gui on startup
I have a project with a couple Raspberry Pi's. I have created a monitor of sorts that needs to run so long as the pi has power. I Name my program
"prodmain.py"
But I launch it through an update ...
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Configuring Network with OpenVPN and GUFW for Secure Only Thought VPN Traffic. Configuring Self-made Kill Switch on Ubuntu
Hi guys I was searching for a basic way to config my connections through a VPN without leaking my IP.
I have some questions
What's the best VPN manager for Kubuntu / Ubuntu?
Easy for beginner ...
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Prevent mpd finally from auto-starting
I currently have a wierd problem: i cant stop mpd from autostarting after reboot.
I installed mpd from the official repositorys.
then i disabled it at systemd because i want it to run under the ...
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Run a script after session login or user change, not manageable by restricted users
I want to execute a script much like the "Startup Applications", as documented officially, and explained in this great answer and asked about again in this question.
However, I have additional, very ...
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another limits.conf question : limit nofiles specifically for a process
My /etc/security/limits.conf file looks like this
* soft nofile 1024
* hard nofile 2048
couchdb soft nofile 35000
couchdb hard nofile 35000
root soft nofile 65535
root hard nofile 65535
I want to ...
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How can I automatically start the Xbox Gamepad driver whenever I log in?
I would like to start the Xbox Gamepad driver whenever I log into my computer running 18.04.
So far, I always have to open a terminal and run
sudo xboxdrvr --detach-kernel-driver --daemon
(don't ...
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Live CD with no GUI, with root autologin and autostart my console script
I need to create linux Live CD with latest kernel with next functions -
it must boot without any questions (language, menu, etc)
It must boot without GUI, only console and better with nomodeset
It ...
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How to run script on startup with root
I have my little script to start an application and do some more things on my Ubuntu 16.04 which looks like this:
#!/bin/bash
./ROC-smi/rocm-smi -d 1 --setfan 90
./ROC-smi/rocm-smi -d 0 --setfan 90
./...