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Disable Docker autostart at boot?
On the systems since Ubuntu 16.04+ (where OS uses systemd), according to the doc, autostart on boot can be turned off by:
$ sudo systemctl disable docker.service
$ sudo systemctl disable docker.socket
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Nginx - disable autostart
Update:
I made changes to supports more distributions:
use this:
sudo systemctl disable nginx
It will disable it and if you like to stop running service use this:
sudo systemctl stop nginx
works on ...
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How can I configure a service to run at startup
Since Ubuntu 15.10 and newer (resp. Debian 8 "jessie" and newer), you have to use the following command to configure your service minidlna to run at startup:
sudo systemctl enable minidlna....
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Disable gnome-software from loading at startup
Go to /etc/xdg/autostart/gnome-software-service.desktop and remove the line
NoDisplay=true
or change true to false. Then GNOME Software should appear in your Startup Applications list. You can ...
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How can I add new autostart programs in Lubuntu?
For Lubuntu 19.04+
Click on Menu > Preferences > LXQt settings > Session Settings
Click on Autostart in the left pane of the window that appears:
In here, you can type in the appropriate command ...
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How do I disable Ktorrent from autostarting on login?
When you close ktorrent, it's still running in the system tray.
If you have "restore previous session" enabled in the System "Startup and Shutdown" settings, KTorrent will be re-started in windowed ...
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How can I disable autostart of mysql server?
Ubuntu 16.04 uses systemd to control autostart of services. Try using the systemctl command:
sudo systemctl disable mysql
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How to get Synergy to Autostart at login on Ubuntu 16.04
You should be able to do it by linking the synergy.desktop file into your ~/.config/autostart/ folder by running the following command:
ln -s /usr/share/applications/synergy.desktop ~/.config/...
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Disable gnome-software from loading at startup
From https://ask.fedoraproject.org/en/question/92941/how-to-stop-fedora-24-gnome-software-auto-updating/, try these two options:
Disable it in gsettings
gsettings set org.gnome.software download-...
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OpenVPN AutoStart Ubuntu 18.04
If you save your configuration as a MY_CONNECTION.conf file in your /etc/openvpn directory, you can do the following:
systemctl enable openvpn@MY_CONNECTION
systemctl start openvpn@MY_CONNECTION
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How to run my snap application on startup
Get the exact path of the snap location you wish to execute. You can do that by executing the following in the Terminal -
which nameOfSnap
/usr/bin/nameOfSnap #copy this path
Search for "Startup ...
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How to run scripts on start up?
cron answer implemented different from top voted
This answer still uses cron but uses a different method than the top voted answer. This works since Ubuntu 16.04 but probably supported much sooner. It'...
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preventing transmission-daemon from auto start?
On newer versions using systemd it is a bit different.
Check if it is enabled with:
systemctl status transmission-daemon.service
Which will return something like:
transmission-daemon.service - ...
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How to launch terminal on login
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 ...
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What is the difference between ~/.config/autostart and ~/.config/autostart-scripts?
The autostart directory is a part of the freedesktop.org/XDG Desktop Application Autostart Specification. Per that spec, a compliant desktop environment will search $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/autostart for any ....
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Opening a spreadsheet at startup on LibreOffice in Ubuntu studio 21.04
Your string is:
'soffice --calc -o ⁄home⁄chris⁄Documents⁄Spreadsheets⁄Top\ 250\ films.ods'
whereas it should be
'soffice --calc -o /home/chris/Documents/Spreadsheets/Top\ 250\ films.ods'
Do you see ...
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Disable Docker autostart at boot?
Ok, I think I managed to get it working, following How to enable or disable services?:
sudo bash -c 'echo manual | sudo tee /etc/init/docker.override'
Hope that was it...
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How to get LightDM automatically started at startup after disabling it (in Ubuntu MATE)?
An enabled service should have a symlink to the unit file in /lib/systemd/system in /etc/systemd/system. The systemctl enable command should create that symlink, but in this case it fails for some ...
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How to shut down Ubuntu after 2 hours of being idle?
This is an old question but I thought I would answer it with what works for me in Ubuntu 21.04. You can set an IdleAction in your systemd/logind.conf file.
Edit the file using:
sudo nano /etc/systemd/...
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How can I stop mongodb from starting on system boot
This worked for me and I'm using Ubuntu 18.04:
sudo systemctl disable mongod
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How to get LightDM automatically started at startup after disabling it (in Ubuntu MATE)?
Reconfiguring LightDM worked for me (xubuntu 18.04):
sudo dpkg-reconfigure lightdm
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What is the difference between ~/.config/autostart and ~/.config/autostart-scripts?
If you don't have it, create it
mkdir ~/.config/autostart/
As for the ~/.config/autostart-scripts file, it is documented in ArchWiki article on KDE:
~/.config/autostart-scripts
for executing ...
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How to disable onedrive service from autostarting
Disclosure: I am the developer of the OneDrive Client for Linux - https://github.com/abraunegg/onedrive
This issue is caused by the Ubuntu PPA package creating a symbolic link when the package is ...
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How can I stop mongodb from starting on system boot
This is borrowed from this answer:
echo manual | sudo tee /etc/init/mongod.override
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Service (grafana-server) does not start automatically on Ubuntu 16.04
check if /etc/systemd/system/grafana-server.service if a correct link to /lib/systemd/system/grafana-server.service
If not, create /lib/systemd/system/grafana-server.service
the source file is here : ...
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Having apps stay open when the computer starts
In any desktop environment, you can autostart programs after login. Do this if you want a few specific programs to be always available.
In many desktop environments, you can save "sessions". ...
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How do I get Skype for Linux alpha minimized to system tray at autostart
'Minimize to tray on startup' functionality has been integrated in the app and is fully functional from version 5.0.0.5. The app however is Skype for Linux Beta at this point.
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How to redirect stdout and stderr in desktop entry?
Change your
Exec=sslocal > log 2> &1
into
Exec=bash -c 'sslocal > log 2> &1'
The simple reason for that is because > is shell operator and 2>&1 uses file ...
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How to rotate screen at startup
When to run this command
When you run this command from /etc/rc.local, it is too early. Xrandr commands (just like commands to change keyboard and mousepad- settings) need to be run after login, with ...
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Can scripts be run directly from the ~/.config/autostart folder?
Instead of Exec=command1;command2;command3 try
Exec=sh -c "command1;command2;command3"
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