For questions regarding the processes that automatically run after booting.
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How to get my script to start up!
I am trying to get a simple script to run at startup my script looks like:
#!/bin/bash
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides: litecoind daemon
# Required-Start:
# Required-Stop:
# Default-Start:
# ...
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Is there some way to add Stormcloud to startup application? [duplicate]
I'm enjoing a lot Stormcloud, the downside is that it doesn't have a "startup" option so sometimes I forget to use it. Is there some way to add it to the startup applications?
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Visual freeze during startup
Just upadted to 12.10 now it visually freezes with the load screen (Ubuntu with the red dots under it) the usual sound for the log-on screen is played and I can apparently log in but the screen image ...
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Last command on .sh files won't run
I have this script in a *.sh file to enable natural scrolling. I've added it to Startup Application.
#!/bin/sh
xinput set-prop 11 268 -106 -106
nautilus -q && nautilus -n
The problem is, ...
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Why is the user name and password different then the one I chose?
I chose something very specific for my username and then during the log in process it says "owner".
In the system account settings it asks for the password for the specific name I chose and the ...
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How can I make some command to run at certain times after login?
I want to run some executable files, not when system startup, but after a few second after login?
It is a *.sh files.
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Wireless disabled at startup but hardware switch is in 'on' position
I have a Clevo MobiNote W130EW notebook with Ubuntu 12.10 running on it. When I start the computer it shows the wireless as hardware bloked:
$ rfkill list
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
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How to create a bootable USB stick on Ubuntu
in here says i need to search 'Startup Disk Creator' and i search but i dont find enything.. what to do?
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OK thanks to you i found the file but now every time i put a 'iso' file it says 0.0B ...
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Startup application entries cannot be added
I want a few apps like Synapse, Goldendict, etc to start up on boot, so I tried using the Startup manager and using the command of the apps found in usr/share/applications, then right ...
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How do I get a byobu session with a command to run on startup?
I am trying to get Byobu to startup with Ubuntu Server 12.04 when the server starts up.
I've figured out how to do this with a screen session but I want it to be in Byobu with all the added features, ...
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How to add a synclient command to rc.local?
If I just put synclient string=value in rc.local it doesn't work. Do I need an echo to someplace or is rc.local not the place to do this?
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How set hostapd to start on boot?
I set my ubuntu laptop's hostapd using this tutorial, it works well,best method I've found but the problem is on reboot where the daemon will not start,the tutorial has the part on how to set the ...
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Need to know what program is writing to the console on start, logout and shutdown
I would like to know what program is responsible for writing messages to the console during the start, logout and shutdown process. What I'm referring to is that black console that comes out and spews ...
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Startup Menu aplication Ubuntu 13.04 [duplicate]
how write in
Startup Menu Aplication
run firefox when i log in Ubuntu or easy turn on computer?
i not undestood how touch Saint Ubuntu system . or / direcory
my dog Ernie is faster that Firefox ~
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Ubuntu 12.10 Startup Error
After I installed Ubuntu 12.10 on Windows 8 using wubi.exe and when it rebooted I got an error and I can still only boot with windows 8 but I still have the option of starting up with Ubuntu but if I ...
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How do I make Ubuntu boot up in CLI? [duplicate]
I want to boot up in the command line instead of Unity. How?
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Why when I disabled bluetooth from startup applications does it still run on boot?
I saw Bluetooth in startup applications and disabled it, but the process is still run when I boot the system.
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i disabled it via BUM, and still appear in bootchart, look at this ...
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Ubuntu Reboot issue
i have been running a minecraft server on my Linux box and it keeps crashing so i logged in with ssh and did sudo reboot because i'm not at my moms house so i cant do it physicly.
When i do that ...
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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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Disable startup scripts when loging in?
In Windows you press the shift key when you login to disable any startup scripts from running. Is there an equivalent action in Ubuntu?
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Ubuntu 12.10 on HP Pavillion Dv6 Laptop loaded from a USB bootable drive having issues with restarts, shutdowns, and power ons
I recently changed out my Microsoft operating system with Ubuntu 12.10 from a boot-able usb drive. It runs without any signs of hinder. However, when i restart the computer or turn it on form shut ...
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How can I prevent Skype from starting automatically on boot?
My girlfriend logged into her Skype account from my Xubuntu 12.10 netbook, and ever since then Skype starts automatically every time I boot. How do I prevent this from happening?
Things I've tried:
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mount two hard drives on start up
I have two hard-drives (one internal and one external) that I want to mount on start up (ntfs, but it doesn’t matter).
I can mount them fine with the "Disk Utility" aplication and I can mount them ...
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ubuntu doesn't start up after dual boot installation error: cannot read /dev/sda : input/output error
I had ubuntu working fine until today. I tried to reinstall and got the above message after rebooting. It is a Dual Boot configuration on a windows 7 laptop
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wlan and macchanger
I was wondering about how to write a script for changing my default MAC address before enabling networking. It happens often, that the MAC address changes to default.
I would like to show the MAC ...
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How do I restore deleted rc.local file?
I have recently inserted some strings into a script to be loaded on startup through /etc/rc.local.
One of them was: xbacklight -set 50. This led to Ubuntu refusing to go past login screen so I was ...
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Startup commands with zsh as default shell?
I'd like some commands to run a script at startup.
However, my default shell is zsh, so the traditional .bash files seems unwise. At the same time, I believe .zshrc is sourced at every shell ...
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Does installing extra desktop metapackages increase “start-up time”?
So, in the interest of feeling informed about the varied desktop environments that exist, I've performed two apt-get install for xubuntu-desktop and lubuntu-desktop in recent months. I didn't really ...
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I set xgamma at startup in 12.10, but it resets
I have a startup command to set my gamma in xgamma; whenever I log in, it flickers briefly to what I have it set to, then goes back to 1. Why?
Is there a better way to adjust gamma defaults in 12.10?
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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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My computer needs two reboots in order to successfully boot into Ubuntu. Please help
So, I have been running Ubuntu for about a month now. I chose to encrypt when I installed, so I am prompted for the password I set when I boot.
My problem is that every time I shut down completely, I ...
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Why can't I boot into Ubuntu installed alongside Windows 8?
Once I reboot it after the installation, it brings me to a screen to choose Windows 8 or Ubuntu. When I click Ubuntu it brings me to a screen with this options:
Reinstall windows
Change the language ...
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Why Ubuntu 12.04 stuck in the logo screen after install it?
I want to ask what should happen after installing Ubuntu and restart the system.
This is because I installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS from the LiveCD in my netbook alongside Windows 7. After that the ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 taking too much time to start gnome-shell after lightdm?
Ubuntu 12.10 taking too much time (about 30 secs) to start gnome-shell after login in lightdm. No notable delay in loading unity though. Cinnamon also taking time to load like gnome-shell. It happens ...
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Activating USB audio with /etc/pm/sleep.d script that runs pacmd commands
Ubuntu annoyingly switches the device for audio input and output from my USB headset to the built-in sound card every time I log out, hibernate, or shut down my computer. This takes place even though ...
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incorrect login
I just loaded Ubuntu Linux 12.10 onto a previuosly wiped clean XP desktop and it appeared to install correctly but after removing the DVD I burned and restarting, the monitor eventually shows a black ...
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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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Ubuntu boot showing Resume: libgcrypt Version: 1.5.0
My boot is very slow, when it is loading displays Resume: libgcrypt Version: 1.5.0
After ~20 seconds it continues booting and lets me log in.
Here is a video that I made showing what I mean.
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run a command as user at boot time Ubuntu 12.04
I want to run a command at boot time that basically looks like this:
python /home/me/.hidden/commnd.py
Also, this needs to run as me, not root.
I know it can be done, but my google-fu is weak ...
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I cannot make a Installation USB
for some reason I cannot make a installation USB from my system already working, I have tried two different USB's formatted them, but still the "make startup disk" is still faded out!! whiuch I don't ...
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Ubuntu drops me a GRUB prompt, no wubildr [duplicate]
I try to start Ubuntu since yesterday and he doesn't want to start.
The first screen said:
try (hd0,0): NTFS5 : no wubildr
try (hd0,1): NTFS5: error: ''prefix'' is not set.
And it ...
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xrandr config not loading properly at startup from .xprofile
I'm using xrandr to rescale the resolution on a netbook (Ubuntu 12.10). When I run the following command it works fine:
xrandr --output LVDS1 --mode 1024x600 --panning 1280x720 --scale 1.25x1.2
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How to mount all partitions at system startup
Hello I searched for this query(mounting all partitions on system startup) and found answer near to it. I added this command to startup applications "/usr/bin/udisks --mount ...
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Startup programs requesting authentication ubuntu 12.10
I'm running ubuntu 12.10 ..
Whenever I restart or start my computer I get several sequential messages requesting root password for authentication , the messages don't mention what is the program ...
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Need to setup email notification when system starts and shutdown
I would like to have the system send me a email notification everrytime the system starts or shuts down.
I am currently running Ubuntu 12.10
I found this tutorial but I couldn't make it to work.
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Notification Icon Area Not Showing All Icons
The first wierd thing i should note is that when i start up the computer, it says connecting to wifi in a notification box on the login screen. Which is normal for me but ever since this glitch ...
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How to boot into Windows 8 after Ubuntu installation? [duplicate]
I'm kinda new to Linux & today was the first time I used Ubuntu (I loved it). Now my laptop is a new one & came pre-installed with windows 8 (& the UEFI complexity as well). So I made a ...
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Starting Xmodmap on login (12.10)
I'm a little confused about the automatic startup of Xmodmap. Web said I just have to create
an .Xmodmap file in my home folder or
an .xinitrc or .xsession script in home or
a startup ...
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How to prevent Tor from starting automatically on Ubuntu server?
How do I stop Tor from starting automatically on startup? It is Ubuntu Server so I don't have any GUI.
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Startup Error Problem
I installed Ubuntu with the Windows Installer, reboot laptop and choose Ubuntu in startup options.
But then the console said what Windows cannot be launched and asked for a disk with OS.
Also it ...
