Questions tagged [startup]
For questions regarding the processes that automatically run after booting.
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Create a tmux session at startup before login as user (not root)
I'm hosting a small minecraft server for my friends on my home, and to make things easier for me, I wanted to make it so when i turn on the pc that is used as server, automatically starts the ...
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Play Sounds on Startup, Logout, Lock, and Unlock
The title says it all. I know of the common approach to add a command to Startup Applications but I am seeking some tool or extension that allows to set/disable/customize sounds for several common ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 takes too long to display login screen
My Ubuntu 20.04 startup is very slow (I have to wait 43 seconds to have the loader animation and the login screen is reached after 3 minutes and 5 seconds), when I press ESC I can see what makes the ...
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Can disabling `NetworkManager-wait-online.service` be considered harmful? What are alternatives?
My computer spends ~5s of startup time waiting for the wifi[1].
This answer promotes disabling NetworkManager-wait-online.service, and this works indeed. However, I was wondering if this may introduce ...
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Persistent accessibility to a local network shared folder on Ubuntu
How can I ensure persistent accessibility to a local network shared folder located at /run/user/1001/gvfs/afp-volume:host=test.local,user=anonymous,volume=Public/Shared/Test on my Ubuntu 23.04 machine?...
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Run sudo commands on startup
I need to run this command on startup, '''sudo modprobe apple_bce
sudo modprobe apple_ib_tb
sudo modprobe apple_ib_als''' and I can not have user input to activate it because it activates my laptop's ...
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server boots into read-only file system after power outage
ok obi wan you're my only hope. my power went out recently and when it came back on, when I login to my ubuntu server I get the message below:
Unable to setup logging. [Errno 30] Read-only file ...
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How to run a script everytime the X server starts?
I brought one of the 7 inch mini notebooks that have appeared recently (https://www.amazon.co.uk/UDKED-Notebook-MiniHDMI-Connectivity-Terminals/dp/B0C28FFYTK) Its a neat little machine and I have ...
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Ubuntu 22.04.1 login error displaying I/O error
My laptop was initially partitioned to contain both Windows and Linux, however the hard drive crashed. I bought a new hard drive and someone helped to install only Ubuntu 22.04 on it.
After pressing ...
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Unresponsive Dock Icons over Applications
I don't know how to explain, but I was trying a lot of extensions and then lastly tried an extension. Now my desktop looks like this. I have rebooted my PC and also turned extensions off, yet it looks ...
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Ubuntu Studio 23.04 - Autologin doesn't work
Using the default login manager / greeter (sddm) which seems to support both X11 and Wayland. However i have to type my password at each startup, despite trying every way i can think of to get my ...
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Automatic startup of Samba service in Docker containers
I have a Raspberry on which docker is running. I created an Ubuntu container (current version) on which I installed Samba.
Samba works fine, I start it and my pcs access the shares.
I then set the ...
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Multiple ACPI Errors on Boot
I have multiple errors on boot and I want to know how to fix them and not just hide them which I have seen in multiple online forums. Will these cause issues down the line? System boots to login page ...
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Boot slow on freshly installed Ubuntu 22.04
My dual boot (win10/ubuntu20.04) laptop (lenovo t14s gen1) "completely" crashed a couple of days ago.
What's up: Experiencing 2min+ boot times (48s firmware, 1min loader) into a freshly ...
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Adding a nohup command to .profile
This has been annoying me for a while. There's this Polybar module called Greenclip that is equivalent to the clipboard icon we see in some DEs such as KDE. In order for it to work, I need to run the ...
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Error code on startup on a 2008 iMac
I recently acquired a very old iMac and thought I would repurpose it and install the latest version of Ubuntu. Everything worked except for the wifi card. This was fixed when I installed additional ...
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Ubuntu 22.04.02 - Strange rainbow during startup
When loading ubuntu (before login screen) for approx. 1 second a strange rainbow appears on the bottom of the screen. At first glance I though it might be some kind of memory error but I still have ...
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Ubuntu select option is not available at startup
I have installed Ubuntu 23.XX alongside Windows 10 on HP Envy laptop.
I can start Ubuntu, after opening Windows 10, going to boot->Advance options. But I don't see Ubuntu option at startup of my ...
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Kubuntu takes a long time to start up
As per the subject, Kubuntu takes 1:03 minutes to start, but there is an inconsistency with some data:
andrea@Tehesyan:~$ systemd-analyze time
Startup finished in 4.504s (firmware) + 2.140s (loader) + ...
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Running a program at start up with output to screen and SSH session
I have Ubuntu Server 22.04.
Tasks:
To run console app on it, which will display some text information on the screen.
Need to see app's output (messages) it on connected via HDMI monitor or TV and ...
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ACPI ERROR: No pointer back to namespace node in package ... troubleshoot it?
I am getting the following errors and my Ubuntu won't start up.
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What is the difference between an Autostart App and a system service?
I'm working on creating an auto-start script that will launch & run my applications upon startup. I've created a .sh file that will run my applications but I've found 2 different ways I can run ...
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Issue with loading system after RAM upgrade
I was trying to upgrade RAM for my Acer Swift 3 laptop(Ubuntu 20.04). It has 8 gb RAM(2 - 4gb sticks) which is expandable up to 12 gb. So, I added 8 gb stick with the same specs and removed one of 4 ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 GUI not working, unable to install gnome-shell because of dependency errors [duplicate]
Background: I installed deps trying to get a Rust game engine working.
During the process, I saw my icons on left side tabbar flick out for my browser, replaced with a standard icon.
I resolved the ...
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Is there a way to have snapd start while I'm logging in
systemd-analyze critical-chain suggests that snap-related services are the main cause of startup latency on my system:
graphical.target @3.300s
└─multi-user.target @3.299s
└─snapd.seeded.service @3....
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cloud-init messages cluttering login screen in Ubuntu Server 22.04
I'm sorry to bring this up again as I know this question has been asked a few times before as shown here, here and here.
These solutions have worked excellently for me right up until 22.04, but now ...
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Setting global environment variables dynamically on startup
I have an Ubuntu 18.04 vm which executes a script via /etc/profile.d. The script reaches out to an external data source (azure, in this case), pulls down some json, and converts it into environment ...
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grub stopped during start-up
I have only Ubuntu 22.04 in my Dell Inspiron 3593 laptop,
but every restart or power the device doesn't continue and I need to force restart until Ubuntu opens.
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How to make Ubuntu 22.04 Faster?
I have referred this issue but never found any solutions that fixed the issue.
I am running a dual boot (Windows 11 & Ubuntu 22.04) on my Legion i5(2022 model). Out of these operating system ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 slow startup
I am running Ubuntu 22.04 and for the past few days, after a recent update, it takes 1 to 2 minutes for the desktop and mouse to load after I enter my Ubuntu credentials. How can I fix this? ...
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system slowed by many "lib" tasks and boot shows several errors
Heres the system log after startup:
12:37:19 systemd: Failed to start Firmware update daemon.
12:35:17 pulseaudio: GetManagedObjects() failed: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Did not receive a ...
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How to execute bash file on Ubuntu Unity startup?
After looking around for a bit on how to change my touchpad parameters automatically on booting up, I've found that I should be able to do this by creating the folder ~/.config/autostart in which I ...
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how do I run a startup script to set my touchpad scroll speed on startup
ive tried everything, crontab, setting it from a startup script like xinitrc, using the startup application option and running a script from there. but no matter what i do i always need to manually ...
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how to stop system startup apps (like update-notifier, evolution*, etc.) to start at login
Using "startup applications" I can remove MY installed apps from the startup. But there are some system apps like update-notifier, evolution-addressbook-factory, evolution-alarm-notify (and ...
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VLC and other apps not opening. How do I fix this issue? Ubuntu 20.04 still not solved
So a couple years ago, I noticed that VLC stopped opening. I later found this true for a range of other applications I'd downloaded previously - Calibre, E- book viewer, E-book editor, Deep in Voice ...
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Ubuntu logo doesn't appear on startup
I have Ubuntu 22.10. The logo doesn't appear on startup. All I get is a black screen with these sentences:
[ 0.181917] x86/cpu: SGX disabled by BIOS.
/dev/sdb6: clean, 583900/4407696 files. ...
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How to invoke a command when starting a user session?
OS: Ubuntu 22.10
graphic card: nvidia
monitor: philips
Issue: how to change default gamma after X11 startup.
The gamma command I wish to invoke is either:
xgamma -rgamma 0.6 -ggamma 0.5 -bgamma 0.5
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After adding .sh file to Startup Applications, the .sh file will not invoke at startup
Ubuntu 22.10
The text of the script file (gamma.sh) I wish to invoke at boot/reboot is as follows:
xgamma -gamma 0.6
In terminal, the script can be invoked without difficulties by command: ./gamma....
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After update, second monitor doesn't seem to get recognized on startup
I am dual booting Ubuntu 22.04.1 on a Lenovo laptop. I have an external monitor that I use as my primary display. Up until a month or two ago, everything was working fine. I would start up my computer,...
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Start up Application Chromium
How to add chromium to run in start up? I used the command which you can see in image. But it's not working. I am using Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
I have updated both OS and browser up to date.
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keyboard unresponsive at startup
my laptop (hp) has a problem. Every time I start it up, the keyboard is unresponsive, but not always for the same amount of time, (I think it has something to do with trying to hit a key as the CPU ...
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PC Won't Boot Ubuntu (or any OS)
I currently can't boot my PC (I can power it on and get to BIOS screens and such, but can't boot an OS). I'm running Ubuntu and don't currently have a Windows partition on it. When I boot, I end up on ...
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How to enable Startup Sound in Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS?
Commands on internet for enabling Startup Sound works only on older builds of Ubuntu like 20.04. Therefore please provide a command in order to enable it for 22.04.1 LTS.
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Startup script not executing
Ubuntu Version: 22.04.1 LTS
Hey! I'm trying to run startup.sh located in /root/startup.sh on startup. This is the content of the file:
synclient VertScrollDelta=-100
synclient CoastingFriction=35
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How to recognize bluetooth keyboard automatically on startup [duplicate]
I'm using a USB mount of Ubuntu 20.04, I usually use it on a Windows mini pc. This mini pc only has as interface a bluetooth keyboard with a touchpad.
The bluetooth keyboard is paired with Windows and ...
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run service by delay after boot ubuntu 18.0.4
if I want Statrt service For example 10 second after Boot ubuntu
I used this
[Unit]
Description=Start up script
[Service]
Type=forking
ExecStartPre=-/bin/sleep 10
EnvironmentFile==/root/gateway.sh ...
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Encrypted partition with user files not mounted at start up
I have a laptop with Ubuntu 22.10 with two disks.
One is used for the system and home directories.
The other is used for "data", and it is encrypted.
The idea was to have some sensitive home ...
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Black screen at login
In /etc/profile.d/ I inserted the file custom.sh which reads:
~/.start/speakers.sh &
~/.start/vpn.sh &
As you can see, both files are run in the background. Why am I still experiencing, ...
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Stuck a startup error failed to start network name resolution
i installed ubuntu yesterday it was running fine until then but then it started giving me this error I looked for other solutions while entering the codes it says you have read only file system
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on startup login screen has default wallpaper
I am on kubuntu 22.04 and when I start up my device, login screen shows the default login background not the one I set in settings.
waking from sleep or locking screen shows correct login screen ...
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