How could I get the terminal to be launched once I have logged in, so that typing commands is much simpler?
3 Answers
- Press the Super key (windows key).
- Type "Startup Applications"
- Click on the
Startup Applications
option - Click "Add"
- In the "name" field, type
Terminal
- In the "command" field, type
gnome-terminal
- Click "Add"
You are done! Next time you login, the terminal app will be launched.
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1It would be better to use
x-terminal-emulator
instead ofgnome-terminal
, so if the user usesupdate-alternatives
to switch to a different default terminal emulator it gets used instead. Mind if I edit this in? Sep 22, 2018 at 21:31 -
You can do this without GUI:
On your terminal, navigate to
.config/autostart
directory..config/autostart
may be in your home directory:cd ~/.config/autostart
Open the (new)
gnome-terminal.desktop
file with your favourite text editor. I usevi
:vi gnome-terminal.desktop
Paste the following code in the file. Update some lines if you like as you find suitable, or simply use as is:
[Desktop Entry] Type=Application Exec=gnome-terminal Hidden=false NoDisplay=false X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true Name[en_NG]=Terminal Name=Terminal Comment[en_NG]=Start Terminal On Startup Comment=Start Terminal On Startup
Save the file, and you're done.
If you need the terminal to both start and run a custom shell script command, edit the gnome-terminal.desktop
file and change the line that goes Exec=gnome-terminal
to Exec=gnome-terminal --command "path/to/your/shell/script"
.
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This approach is more clear and more flexible. Like easily bash commands can also be executed`– GaganSep 14, 2019 at 4:59
If you don't want to have a terminal window open on every login there is a simple way to get one as soon as you need it: CTRLALTT will open a terminal window immediately.
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Well it's a way to open the terminal, but OP is looking to get it started automatically at the startup.– mtkAug 8, 2015 at 14:21
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I cannot vote for this (since it does not address the OP's question), but I still found this really useful: still works in Debian KDE Oct 28, 2023 at 12:34