Make programs start upon logging in, or stop them from doing so.
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How do I start applications automatically on login?
How can I make an application automatically start when I have logged in?
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7answers
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How do I make a program auto-start everytime I log in?
I frequently need to start several programs that I use everytime I start my computer - How can I make it so that whenever I login the program is automatically launched?
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3answers
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How can I configure a service to run at startup
I have a daemon that runs fin if I start it manually with the service command:
ricardo@ricardo-laptop:~$ sudo service minidlna start
* Starting minidlna minidlna ...
10
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2answers
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How can I automatically set my status to Available when I log in?
This is the first thing I do after logging in:
How can I make it happen automatically?
10
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4answers
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How To Make Program Autostart only In GNOME
I use both GNOME and KDE SC. In GNOME, I use Docky but I do not use it with KDE. So, I would like Docky to start up only when I login into GNOME not KDE. In KDE, there is an option to make a program ...
10
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2answers
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How to run .desktop files from command line
I am configuring a box with openbox (with GNOME under the scenes), and I want to run the .desktop files in /etc/xdg/autostart/ from a script at login.
But xdg-open and gnome-open do not seem to do ...
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.xsession. .xinitrc, xmonad, and lightdm
Let me preface my question with the following:
I am pretty sure that I can hack together a solution by modifying /usr/share/xsessions/somesessionfile.desktop and make it run /etc/X11/Xsession, and get ...
8
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1answer
373 views
How do I banish the “You have just inserted an Audio CD.” dialog forever?
Sometimes when I insert an audio CD I get a dialog that says "You have just inserted an Audio CD. Choose what application to launch." It doesn't show up for every CD... probably something like once ...
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4answers
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Start ssh server on boot
I've been doing my google-fu, but I can only find outdated guides or guides pertaining solely to the server variations of Ubuntu.
I need to set it up so that ssh server is run on boot, so I can ...
7
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2answers
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Getting a script to run on boot, not on login
How can I get a specific script to run (preferably not as superuser) whenever the machine boots, but before login. It can be the last thing to run on boot. I mostly just want the script to work even ...
7
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2answers
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How do I launch a GUI application as root on user login?
I would like to launch a Gnome application with root privileges at login.
I have tried adding a script to launch using update-rc.d myscript.sh defaults.
It looks like the application does launch, ...
6
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3answers
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How can I start a VNC server before log on?
I would like to run x11vnc (or another VNC server) on my desktop, but I'm unable to find a way to get it to start before any users log in. Back when I was using vanilla Ubuntu 10.10 Vino did this by ...
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3answers
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How do I start VNC Server on boot?
How do I create a system-wide autostart file? This would be on a cloud server running the desktop version of Maverick.
I logged in as root and created an autostart file using ...
5
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1answer
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Improve System Performance By Stopping Daemons/Services
I am trying to improve my system performance by removing some daemon/Services.
On my Desktop PC i need to stop some daemons/services Which are Installed by Default in Ubuntu From auto starting . ...
5
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2answers
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How can I have different startup programs for “Desktop Edition” and “Classic Edition” sessions in 11.04?
When using Classic Edition, I would like to start Cairo-Dock automatically, when using Desktop-Edition, I don't want to start it.
How can I do that?
And how does that work with XFCE and KDE?
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1answer
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How do I start x11vnc via bash script on startup, not login?
I have a server with Xubuntu 11.10 Desktop installed, and x11vnc. When on login screen I want x11vnc to start and to take some settings:
Automatically set defined password
Automatically accept ...
4
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2answers
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connecting a SSH tunnel on reboot?
How can i reestablish a Tunnel if my localhost goes down?
i have 2 machines, Remotehost and localhost, on my localhost im running autossh to keep the tunnel alive in case of network problems.
...
4
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2answers
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How can I add new autostart programs in Lubuntu?
In Lubuntu, there's no 'Add New Program...' button in Desktop Session Settings. Is there an easy way to add new autostart programs in Lubuntu?
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1answer
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Why won't this application start when I log in?
I have a file in ~/.config/autostart/ that looks like this:
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Exec=python ~/Documents/StackApplet/stackapplet.py
Icon=/usr/share/pixmaps/stackapplet.png
Terminal=false
...
4
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4answers
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How to make Google Chrome not start as service?
I found Google Chrome running as service after I installed it, at each reboot.
This would not be a problem, if it won't eath 100% cpu. I would not like to uninstall it, but I'll be forced to do that ...
4
votes
1answer
359 views
How can I get the programmes I use everyday to auto start at boot in the specified Workspaces?
Is there a way I can have all the programmes I use everyday auto start in the correct workspaces?
4
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2answers
772 views
Do not start bluetooth automaticaly. How to do that? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I deactivate Bluetooth on system startup?
I want that my bluetooth by defautl be turned off. How can I do that? Ubuntu 10.10
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1answer
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How do I make an application start only in XFCE?
I would like to have an application (most likely AWN or Docky) start only on XFCE, and not on KDE or Unity/GNOME. Is this possible? If so, how would I go about doing that?
4
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1answer
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How to remap CapsLock key to Ctrl in Xubuntu
I'm trying to remap my CapsLock key to Ctrl key as described here (adding /usr/bin/setxkbmap -option "ctrl:nocaps" command to "Session and Startup"->"Application Autostart").
But this doesn't work in ...
4
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2answers
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How to run script after resume and after unlocking screen
In Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, I would like to run scripts after resuming from suspend, and after unlocking my desktop. These need to run as my user, and with access to my $DISPLAY.
In particular, I would like ...
3
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2answers
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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 ...
3
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2answers
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How to edit autostart applications?
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 ...
3
votes
1answer
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How can I start transmission-daemon service before login?
I want to run transmission-daemon as a service so that any user can log in and access the same instance of Transmission (via the browser or Transmission remote GUI).
Is this possible, and how can I ...
3
votes
3answers
898 views
How can I make a command run once the next time I log in?
How can I schedule a command to run the next time I log in? I don't want it to run every time, just once.
3
votes
1answer
1k views
How to auto-start all screenlets in unity only(not Gnome-shell)?
I want to auto-start all screenlets in unity environment only as it also auto-start in Gnome-shell too (as it is not working well in gnome-shell), i,e, i want to only edit one file not all screenlet ...
3
votes
3answers
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Autostart Dropbox in Lubuntu
I've installed Dropbox (as per the instructions supplied in Dropbox's Wiki and a personal blog I found browsing about the subject) but still no success in forcing autostart (only for my user) on ...
3
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1answer
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How to make ubuntu service run as specific user
How to make ubuntu service run as specific user?
I created an init.d script and make it start at boot, but sooner I found the service is running as root after reboot.
I google and google, people ...
3
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2answers
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Auto-start and play mp3s from usb stick
Is there a way that I could auto start a music player and play mp3s from a usb stick immediately after my computer has booted up? Ideally the music player would play each mp3 file on the usb stick in ...
3
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3answers
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How do I start dhcp3-server automatically on startup? [closed]
I have dhcp3-server installed and configured, but I have to manually start the service every time the computer restarts. How can I make it start automatically on startup? I don't see a dhcp*.conf in ...
3
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2answers
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How do I gvfs-mount without opening a file manager window?
I like to have my devices mounted in Nautilus/Nemo by default when I log in, so I can have symlinks to certain directories.
And I don't mean a custom mount or a mount with 10 lines of cryptSetup and ...
3
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3answers
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Starting a background application automatically on boot
I can run the following command in a terminal
sudo /usr/sbin/archttp64 81
which is a management console for the RAID controller on this machine. Then I can run Firefox and use the address: ...
3
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1answer
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Unity doesn't autostart on second X screen
I have two Nvidia cards both with 2 heads and both configured as TwinView, so I have Screen0 and Screen1 in my xorg.conf.
ccsm sees both screens (displays them in the Screens drop-down at the top ...
3
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1answer
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How to set up a (relatively) secure kiosk on Natty?
I'm trying to get my application to be the only thing a user sees when the machine is powered on - like a kiosk, but a little more secure. Ideally, what I'd like to happen is this:
At machine ...
3
votes
0answers
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Can I auto-start music player after connecting headphones?
Is there a way to start my default music player after connecting the headphones or earphones ?
If there is nothing in the form of a GUI, I don't mind writing a script for it, but I need some starting ...
3
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0answers
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warning on nginx auto start disable
I removed nginx from startup by running:
$ sudo update-rc.d -f nginx disable
I get the below output:
update-rc.d: using dependency based boot sequencing
insserv: warning: current start runlevel(s) ...
2
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2answers
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How to run a particular command at startup?
I don't understand scripts or how to make them or how to run them. All I want to do is run the command xmodmap -e "keycode 112 = Delete" when my computer starts. When I run this command in terminal, ...
2
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1answer
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Nginx - disable autostart
I went througn some manuals and I didn't understand yet. How do I disable autostart nginx service?
2
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Why chkconfig is not available in ubuntu 12.10
I can not use chkconfig tools in ubuntu 12.10
It's a very useful tools to configure the service to autostart or not. Why it's not available now.
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2answers
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how to make programs that autostart at login start hidden?
How do I start applications that autostart on login start hidden in the system tray? Is there special command (i.e. --hidden) to the autostart command to make the application start to the system ...
2
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2answers
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Autostart Firestarter GUI on Boot?
Since Firestarter GUI needs Admin rights to start, does it make sense to autostart firestarter on boot and how can i do it?
2
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2answers
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autostart thunderbird on the tray in Lubuntu
I want to have thunerbird minimized when I turn on the laptops.
when I do this: vi /etc/xdg/lxsession/Lubuntu/autostart and added @thunderbird every time I turned it on a popup apear say that ...
2
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2answers
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Where can I find the commands for the main menu items?
How to find out full path (with options) to installed applications (such as Skype, Firefox, Chromium etc.) in Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric for adding them to autostart?
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1answer
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Play a sound file when connecting to the Internet?
Is it possible to play a certain sound file whenever Ubuntu connects to the Internet?
The sound should play when Ubuntu begings to try to connect after starting up the PC, after manually ...
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2answers
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How do I prevent gwibber-service from starting automatically?
I'm searching for a way to prevent gwibber-service from starting, but I can find none under Oneiric.
For a start, I confirmed that "Start service at login" was still unchecked in Gwibber preferences ...
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2answers
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Stack applet was not starting automatically
I am using stackapplet v1.4 it's not getting started automatically.Every time i want to start it manually from Application>>Accessories>>StackApplet.I am sure i have enabled the option Start ...
