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209 questions linked to/from How do I start applications automatically on login?
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Is there a program to mount all of my drives automatically?
Sometimes when I restart my computer, my drives will mount but sometimes they won't (like right now when I'm typing this question out).
Is there an easy way, like a program that can mount them for ...
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Using different wallpapers on multiple monitors (Gnome 2 + Compiz)
This seems like a simple question, yet I could not find any satisfying answer using Google or Ask Ubuntu.
So I have a triple-monitor setup. Basically what I want is simply to have a different ...
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How can I delay a specific program on startup?
How to delay a program such as cairo-dock (No openGL) or Firefox?
Sometimes programs crash when started with other startup apps. I want programs to start 10 seconds late to avoid a crash.
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How to Sync OneDrive Business /Office 365 on Linux?
Microsoft OneDrive Business/Office 365 Pro offers 1 TB of cloud storage but unfortunately there has never been a method to sync it on Linux.
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How do I hide Thunderbird from the launcher while running?
I have a question for you all.
It's possible to "hide" thunderbird from the unity application bar when thunderbird is running?
For my is unhelpfull see thunderbird on the "mail" tray ( near shutdown ...
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Where did the startup-applications-preferences program go?
I would like to change my startup-applications, Where can I find the program startup-applications-preferences program? I'm using gnome-shell.
I tried to reinstall it and to look for it by terminal (...
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How to Auto-Arrange Desktop Icons?
How do I enable auto-arrange (not just "auto-align") for desktop icons, like in Windows?
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Execute a script upon logout/reboot/shutdown in Ubuntu
I'd like to run a .sh file using bash on logout and shutdown of Ubuntu. I have searched up and down the web and have found only fixes for KDE and GNOME. The script is simple, I just need to know if I ...
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How to start Thunderbird minimized on start-up?
I followed this tutorial to set start Thunderbird in minimized mode at startup, but it wasn't helpful.
After following the instructions, I could not even start Thunderbird. So I was forced to start ...
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How do I use the GNOME Panel in Unity?
I really need to use the GNOME Applets, is there a way to do it?
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What happened to the weather-app in the panel?
it was so easy to show the weather in the panel, without installing an app.
why won't that be possible anymore in 11.04?
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Automatically Run a Command/script at startup [duplicate]
This question is ALL over ubuntu, with MODS saying its duplicate, but I have found no good answers!
I want to run the command, (this will work for script as well)
sudo service deluged restart
at ...
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Simply set xterm title?
it sounds like a stupid question, but I hope it isnt.
I want to create a simple xterm with a fixed title. I tried:
xterm -title whatever (that is what xterm --help suggests)
xterm -T whatever (...
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How can I bring gnome sticky note back in unity?
If I'm right, panel applet is no longer supported in Unity.
How can I bring sticky notes back?
Is there any application or AppIndicator that has the same functionality (like show all notes when logged ...
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Change Keyboard Layout with both left and right Alt + Shift combos
I use English and Persian keyboard layout on my Ubuntu system. I want to change the keyboard layout both with Left Alt+Left Shift and Right Alt + Right Shift. Currently I can not use Right Alt+Right ...
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