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209 questions linked to/from How do I start applications automatically on login?
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How to run a command at login? [duplicate]
I need to run the following command (with real parameters) after login:
ssh -f [email protected] -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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Chrome autostart on ubuntu [duplicate]
I have recently installed Ubuntu on my PC, but I can't understand how to manage the applications -- as an example, I'm trying to get Chrome to autostart.
I can start Chrome manually, but I'm not able ...
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How to Automatically run two commands after login? [duplicate]
I have these two commands that I need to manually run every time after login:
autossh -M 2000 -N -f -q -D 127.0.0.1:7070 [email protected]
and
sudo mkdir /media/C
sudo mount /dev/sda2 /media/C
I'd ...
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How can I start qBittorrent on system boot? [duplicate]
So I've got a bit of an issue trying to get qBittorrent to start on boot. I'm running 16.04.
I've tried to start it by using a crontab @reboot, but this unfortunately didn't work. Any ideas on how to ...
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Running a script automatically just after login [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I start applications automatically on login?
I want to run a script automatically just after my login. Please someone tell me how to do that. I tried putting path of ...
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How to edit autostart applications? [duplicate]
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 ...
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Add application to autostart [duplicate]
I've installed System Load Indicator and set 'autostart' in preferences. For some reason it doesn't load at starting system.
How to find out the name/command of this application and then I can add it ...
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How can we setup Startup tasks [duplicate]
In Windows we can add applications/batch scripts to open automatically on startup. Is there something similar in Ubuntu, or Linux in general?
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launching a script at ubuntu start up [duplicate]
I'm using Ubuntu 14.04 LTS on a virtual machine and I'm trying to set it up so that when it starts up it also automatically follow the description on the startmeup.sh.desktop to start the script ...
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How can I make an application start up when I login? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to start applications at startup automatically in Unity?
How to edit autostart applications?
I want Terminal to start up right when i login. Is there a command? If so, I'...
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rc.local does not start imwheel process [duplicate]
I am new to Linux and just started using ubuntu 14.04. I'm trying to run imwheel process on startup by editing rc.local file. Perhaps I'm doing something wrong and I need to type a path to a program ...
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Automatically run a command on start up? [duplicate]
I was kindly helped on this forum a few months ago to fix my Wifi. Only problem is I have to run the command in the terminal at the start of every session.Each time I need to run-
sudo modprobe -v ...
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Can anyone tell me how to make guake terminal be part of the start-up applications? [duplicate]
How can I add Guake terminal to the start-up applications?
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How to run programs each time the system boots up? [duplicate]
What is the command line in bash to make a program run every time the system boots up?
Sanjaal Corps
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How to Add PCloud in startup applications? [duplicate]
I am using PCloud (cloud storage) on my Ubuntu 14.04 machine. To avoid any misunderstanding, I want to clarify that PCloud is just another Dropbox like cloud storage solution. I want to start this ...
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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 automatically ...
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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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How to launch the terminal automatically on startup? [duplicate]
I use the terminal each time I use Ubuntu so am looking for a way of opening it automatically on each startup.
Currently I'm using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Alt + T which does the job pretty well ...
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How to enable natural scrolling on Ubuntu GNOME 16.04 [duplicate]
I have just installed ubuntu-gnome-16.04 flavor on my notebook and am quite pleased with it.
But natural scrolling was not really working. I have followed some answers on these questions:
Enable ...
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How to PERMANENTLY disable mouse accelleration in 17.04? [duplicate]
I've managed to disable mouse acceleration in 17.04 with the following command:
xinput --set-prop 8 'libinput Accel Profile Enabled' 0, 1
However! As soon as I restart the computer, the setting is ...
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Autostart Chromium in Lubuntu 12.04 [duplicate]
I'm new Lubuntu and I want to start Chromium at boot. I've no idea where to start. Could someone point me in the right direction.
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Start web application automatically on log-in [duplicate]
This question has two components:
Make a website like Outlook 365 into an app. (One approach I describe below is to use Google Chrome / Chromium)
Open that app automatically on log-in. This is the ...
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How can I run a sh script targeting X11-settings on login? [duplicate]
The gui-based controls for mouse acceleration do not suffice to tame my mouse, so I am correcting this by running:
xinput set-prop 10 "Device Accel Constant Deceleration" 2.9
This script has the ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 startup difficulty [duplicate]
I installed Universal Media Server 3.6 on ubuntu 14.04 desktop. What I want to do is, to launch it during startup. How to add this into startup? Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
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Autostart a graphical application in ubuntu 14.04 [duplicate]
I want an application to get opened after any user is logged in. I read about some menu about autostart. etc. But, unfortunately I don't have GUI access now. Please help.
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Disable malfunctioning touchscreen at startup [duplicate]
My Asus Vivobook S200E has a problem with its touchscreen: it keeps pressing the right side of the screen, even when untouched.
I managed to disable the touchscreen in the Windows 8.1, and the ...
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How to start applications at startup? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to start applications at startup automatically?
How do i start a application when ubuntu starts ?
user11383
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Script won't autostart despite making a .desktop file, placing directory in rc.local etc [duplicate]
I am trying to autostart a music player when my Lubuntu boots but I can't seem to get it to work. I am fairly new to Linux systems and have searched the internet for hours but I am out of ideas.
This ...
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How to make a script run at boot time? [duplicate]
I have the following shell script code that is not running at boot time.
The boot.sh file is located in /home/icrs/boot.sh:
#!/bin/bash
cd /home/icrs/manipulator_proj
source devel/setup.bash
xterm ...
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Run command automatically on login [duplicate]
I have a command to run a python program. I do not want to run this command manually after login, I want this command should run automatically after I logged in to my ubuntu. I am using Ubuntu 16.04.
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Run Executable After login [duplicate]
So I have an executable (output of gcc compiling a C program), that I would like to run after login so it is the first thing a user sees upon login. It is a graphical menu that displays system ...
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.py script autostart [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to start applications at startup automatically?
I'm using simple tiling manager.This programm have one .py file.
How to autostart this .py file with parameters after login?...
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where can I find the commands for the startup programs in Ubuntu 16.04? [duplicate]
Where can I find the commands for the startup programs? The name part is easy but I have no clue about where the commands are. Browsing option does not help much.
I'd like to have at start Chromium, ...
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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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How can i make a command stay active after a restart to the computer? [duplicate]
I used a command i saw here to make my touch pad in lenovo 330 to scroll with 2 fingers and it worked exactly as i wanted but after each reset to the computer I need to retype the commend. Can you ...
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Execute commands when system is started [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to start applications at startup automatically?
How can I specify the commands which I want to execute when system is started?
So far I tried to write it in .initrc, ....
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How can I save my mouse sensitivity in 16.04? [duplicate]
I am using this command here xset m 1/2 8 but something I noticed is that I have to do it every time I log in. Is there a more permanent way of changing my mouse sensitivity?
Also what do the 1/2 and ...
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What is the equivalent of Window's autorun, startup folder, for Xfce, Unity? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to start applications at startup automatically in Unity?
I need to start some programs after the desktop environment loads itself, what would be the equivalent of Window's ...
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Start Skype on boot with crontab [duplicate]
I includes these entries yet Skype don't manage to start on boot:
@reboot /usr/bin/./skype
@reboot /usr/bin/skype
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How to show automatically plank in ubuntu 16.04 LTS? [duplicate]
After I installed Plank and I clicked it, the plank show up. but if I restart or turn on the laptop. The Plank not automatically opened (show). How can I show automatically show Plank after reboot or ...
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How can I edit/create new launcher items in Unity by hand?
Will Unity allow making custom launcher icons from .desktop files or via menu editing system? (Right now the launcher doesn't give the option to "keep in launcher" on all programs.
For some programs ...
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Increase mouse wheel scroll speed
As the title says, I want to increase the number of rows that are passed when I use the mouse wheel for scrolling. I know that there exists ways to do that for Firefox and Chromium, although I want ...
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Is there a Pomodoro app available?
Is there a pomodoro app that's available for Ubuntu 12.04 that can be installed using sudo or from the package manager?
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How to start Virtual box machines automatically when booting?
I have many Virtual box machines in my Ubuntu12.04, each time i shutdown or reboot i have to start them one by one.
I wanna a help in writing script for automatically autostart the VBox machines ...
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How to find out the terminal command of an application?
I want to use some applications shown on the Unity Launcher in a terminal, but I need to know the appropriate command to run them. How can I achieve that?
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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.
user11701
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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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