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How would I create startup and logoff music for Ubuntu 13.04?

Hey I am trying to create startup and log-off sounds for Ubuntu 13.04. I have two mp3 files. I have sox and was wondering if I could create a .sh file (make it executable) and make it point to play a ...
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How to run a command at login?

I need to run the following command (with real parameters) after login: ssh -f user@example.com -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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Why Ubuntu is freezing at the login screen?

I have windows 7 installed on my PC and I also have Ubuntu 12.10. When I choose to boot with windows 7 it starts just fine, but when I boot with Linux it freezes at the sign in screen. Can anyone ...
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Very slow startup after login screen with SSD: how to troubleshoot?

Background: I was trying to solve a problem I had with Libreoffice and installed/uninstalled a couple of packages (it is a fresh install of 12.10 Quantal). I don't know if it is related but there is ...
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Where are logon and startup scripts for graphical settings located and how are they managed?

Where and how are the Ubuntu equivalent of your personal Windows configuration stored? Something akin to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run as well as the Start Up menu. ...
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LightDM freezes at first startup

Nearly every time I bootup my Ubuntu I come to the login screen. But instead of showing me the wallpaper from selected account, I just see the default purple background with those white dots on it. ...
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Ubuntu Stuck at the Startup Screen; how to get it working?

After since I cancelled the updates in the last stage (making changes to database<setting AppArmour>) and hard-rebooting my laptop with ubuntu 12.04 (64 bit) is stuck at the startup screen :- ...
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Installation of DAKOTA Sandia in Linux

Good evening, everyone. I'm new to Linux, so please forgive any foolish questions I might make. My problem is, I want to install DAKOTA (Sandia Labs) and I'm asked to do the following: "Make sure ...
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How can I play different sounds each time I startup?

I have read questions on Changing startup sound in Ubuntu and Changing startup music in Ubuntu. I understand how to rename 'desktop-login.ogg' and copy the sound I want as 'desktop-login.ogg'. My ...
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Can't start Ubuntu 12.04

Today I wanted to start my laptop but it didn't work. I see the login menu, I can login, but then by screen turns black and I am back at the login menu. Same for login as guest. I pressed ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 Black screen log in 1minute of waiting?

I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 When I turn on my computer from a previous Shut Down, it loads the boot loader and then into Ubuntu 12.04, I can see for a brief time the Ubuntu logo and the 5 dots, but ...
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Unlock Login Keyring is coming everytime I am logging in [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How can I stop being prompted to unlock the ‘default’ keyring on boot? Every time I log in into Ubuntu a window comes titled "Unlock Login Keyring" and asks for some ...
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Login sound disabled

I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 on my Lenovo G550. I noticed that Ubuntu disabled the startup sound played after login (I love it). I did some Googling and found on UbuntuGeek that we have to add this command ...
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Computer logout after closing the lid

I would like my computer to logout every time I close the lid. And by that I mean log out completely. Basically I want the startup applications to run every time I open the lid to my computer. ...
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How can I make an application start up when I login? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to start applications at startup? How to start applications at startup automatically in Unity? How to edit autostart applications? I want Terminal to start up ...
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I have a problem with Ubuntu at the beginning [closed]

I have the problem where, in the main screen where you have to put your username and password, after I've done that the system freezes--well not completely, but when I want to enter into my files ...
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Slower Start, Hard Drive makes strange sound?

A few days ago, after login the hard drive didn't make any sound and I could open any program very fast. But now the disk sounds like it's doing some I/O readings (like a crackling noise of some sorts ...
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How to select which account is logged in at system startup, or none?

I'm helping out some friends with a tiny hospitality business where one desktop computer has some files used by the business in one account "hotel" but it's mostly used by guests for browsing the web ...
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Why do I recieve multiple warnings of “No running instance of xfce4-panel was found” when logging into Xubuntu?

I'm running Xubuntu 11.04, the bootup-time is quite fast but when I log in it takes close to a minute before the desktop is displayed, meanwhile I see no activity on the hard drive. When I finally ...
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How can I delay dropbox from starting, but not disable it?

When I log into my user account on Ubuntu 10.10, there is a unsatisfying delay before my system becomes usable. Even launching a terminal, I have to wait a few seconds before the bash prompt appears. ...