Questions tagged [autostart]
Applications started when a desktop environment starts, i.e. as part of graphical login
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Killed process starts again automatically!
I've several Rasberry Pi with an app written in QT that automatically start at logon... the automatic start is made through the /home/pi/.config/lxsession/LXDE-pi/autostart file.
I've inserted in this ...
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bind to vfio-pci or pci-stub at startup
I'm trying to bind a NIC to pci-stub or vfio-pci at startup so my libvirt-managed VM can use it on autostart, but the NIC keeps being claimed by ixgbe. I tried
inserting into /etc/initramfs-tools/...
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Weston—run program on desktop start
I have successfully installed wayland/weston on my system. I would like to start a program (chromium) whenever weston starts. Right now:
weston-lauch
starts the desktop, from there I can start a ...
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How to run script at start when everything is up and running?
I have a PC for routing purposes, it has 2 network interfaces and runs Debian. I want to add a sound to it, to signal that it is booted and okay.
So I've created some /etc/init.s/beep-startup script, ...
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Understanding AutostartCondition key in .desktop files
CentOS 7.x with GNOME 3 Shell by default provides the following *.desktop files under /etc/xdg/autostart/ with AutostartCondition key:
# gnome-welcome-tour.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
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How do I configure my Amazon Linux service to auto-restart if it fails?
I'm using Amazon Linux. I have a script to start and stop a service, written in bash, located at
/etc/init.d/wildfly
At the various run levels, I have symlinks to ensure the script starts and stops,...
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How to autostart LXterminal in openbox maximized?
The problem is that I found a solution for my .config/openbox/rc.xml, but not for .config/openbox/autostart.sh. Normally, it's just the command with options like in CLI, but man lxterminal doesn't ...
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How to prevent kdeconnectd from starting automatically?
These don't work: sudo update-rc.d kdeconnectd disable sudo systemctl disable kdeconnectd.service
There is no script for it in /etc/init.d/ and the /usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.kde.kdeconnect....
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Ubuntu with Xmonad - How to run programs on startup
I'm using Ubuntu Mate with XMonad. I can't seem to understand how to run something at startup after the login.
I want some programs like Firefox to run when I login to my desktop.
Now let's say I ...
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How do I get HexChat to start on i3 login in its own workspace (but not in workspace 1)?
On i3 start up I'd like HexChat to automatically start in my fifth workspace.
I know how to edit my config (~/.i3/config) to start HexChat on i3 start up, namely by adding exec hexchat line to it, ...
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Program stops for some reason, while executed via init.d, but not in nohup call
I have created my own heat-control circuit on my raspberry pi, that controls pumps of my home-heating system.
The program is executed each time, Gnu/Linux starts (I put the program into init.d and ...
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Use of command “xssstate ” in ubuntu?
I want to access the screensaver state of ubuntu (when my laptop is idle for some minute) . And run an application if screensaver start and if I click or stir mouse pad then application should exit as ...
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Why I cannot initialize dummy interface at bashrc?
I did try to initialize a dummy interface in shell manually without no problem. In order to bring up this interface at every boot up process, then i tried to add it to /etc/bashrc or /etc/profile as ...
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Cannot run redshift on login/startup
Following every way I found in the web redshift doesn't start after login. I use debian 9 with GNOME shell.
Redshift from official Debian repository, installed via apt-get
Way 1
Add file: ~/.config/...
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Where to put the script file for autostart [duplicate]
I am using Linux box which have the the following flavour
LSB Version: :base-4.0-amd64:base-4.0-noarch:core-4.0-amd64:core-4.0-noarch:graphics-4.0-amd64:graphics-4.0-noarch:printing-4.0-amd64:...
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Which program runs $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/autostart in Debian 9?
Which program runs $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/autostart in Debian 9?
I tried putting the following .desktop file in $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/autostart:
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=test
Comment=test
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openbox autostart only works partially
I'm new to openbox but have already found great appreciation in using it. I've however got some troubles with my autostart file.
My ~/.config/openbox/autostart looks like:
tint2
dbus-launch xfce4-...
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How to add service to run at boot on slackware linux?
I am trying a Slackware 14.2. I can start sshd by /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 sshd start but my question is how to add service to run at boot on slackware linux? Basically how to permanently add services to ...
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I get error when I want to execute my program from /home
I have compiled my code in this path : /home/m/ChatScript-master/SRC and created executable file myapp .
I can run it from inside the SRC folder like ./myapp. But when I try /home/m/ChatScript-master/...
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Start tmux and execute a set of commands on boot
I'm trying to find a way to have tmux start for a specific user on boot. The tmux session should run two Python scripts.
I think I could start Python as mentioned here, but I'd rather have it in a ...
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Autostart supervisord 4.0.0, Ubuntu server 16.04
I installed last version from https://github.com/Supervisor/supervisor
By command:
python3 setup.py install
Now I'm able to run supervisord manually, just by typing
sudo supervisord
So, after ...
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running socks proxy on startup
I'm trying to setting up a Socks5 proxy. Everything works fine, except that it starts on startup.
The simple commandline: ssh -f -N -D 0.0.0.0:1080 localhost
Also I have some two line for the ...
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Debian autostart application without loging in
I have a Raspbian jessie (upgraded from wheezy, probably not important) image on SD card in my Raspberry Pi without X. I need to launch some fullscreen ES application (again probably not important) ...
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How to start a Linux (RHEL 6.8) based GUI application on boot
I am trying to auto start MeatGrinder GUI application on boot.
I have small script which will invoke the application. My requirement is to auto trigger the script on boot.
Here is my script-
#!/...
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How do I auto start X application in wayland?
I just installed Arch with gnome and wayland. Never used wayland before and I noticed it poses a few problems when I try to run tilda terminal.
I can run tilda using this command:
GDK_BACKEND=x11 ...
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Logstash does not start after server reboot
There is /etc/rc.d/init.d/logstash script on server CentOS release 6.9. Please find example below. To start logstash service automatically after server reboot I added logstash into chkconfig.
I used ...
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Managing startup applications in debian buster 10 (mate)
I saw How to manage startup applications in Debian 9?
At that time, gnome-tweak-tool was the go-to-tool however, since a few days, that app. is not there anymore.
I am running on Debian buster.
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How to Autorun a program using busybox after boot?
I am using an embedded linux with busybox. I would like to automatically run my app called "myApplication" (runlevel 5 after boot all the services are up).
What I have done so far:
I made a script ...
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Using systemd to prevent python scripts from crashing
I want to prevent multiple python scripts from crashing on my Raspberry Pi (Stretch OS).
I wanted to clarify if this would be the way of implementing a systemd file to prevent multiple python scripts ...
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Autostarting a python script whenever it crashes
I am trying to autostart a python script everytime it crashes on my raspberry pi. I am adhering to the shell script solution offered here: https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/14735/how-do-...
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How to make an script open at login?
I have an app like top that I want to open it when login.
Example: My Debian starts at the CLI with auto-login, and then, automatically the top shows up.
It is an analogue of having a GUI desktop ...
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How to manage startup applications in Debian 9?
So I'd like to manage my autostart applications and e.g. disable those which I prefer not to autostart. How can I do that in Debian 9.0?
I could not do so via the System Monitor and I'd prefer a GUI ...
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Manjaro, KDE, auto start application, skip desktop to taskbar
Is there a way to get an application that auto starts when I boot up to skip the desktop (skip the task manager as well) and go strait to the taskbar?
For example, I have Discord, which starts up ...
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Auto-connect VPN in Kali Linux?
I current have a working VPN on my Kali Linux box however I feel uncomfortable with the fact that sometimes I forget to manually connect it in the network manager.
After digging around everywhere in ...
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autostart process in ubuntu
using ubuntu 16.4
Linux db2 4.4.0-78-generic #99-Ubuntu SMP Thu Apr 27 15:29:09 UTC 2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
verified if systemd is startup process :ok
created a file /etc/systemd/system/...
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How to make dnscrypt-proxy auto start in Fedora 25
When I install dnscrypt-proxy, I found no dnscrypt-proxy.service here.
I write a bash to launch it, and write a desktop file here, ~/.config/autostart/dnscrypt.desktop
#!/bin/bash
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How to autostart a service with systemd from a user's home?
I configured a unit which is expected to run simple logging service:
$ cat /etc/systemd/system/msgwriter.service
[Unit]
Description=Writes the values of the counter to the file
[Install]
WantedBy=...
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systemd: Move getty to tty2+ and start script on tty1
I'd like to "autorun" a shell script on tty1 and start the rest of the ttys on tty2, tty3, ...
So far I have followed this advice (besides a ton of googling) and gotten the script to run on tty1 as ...
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init service failing to enable once a systemd service file is generated
I've been troubleshooting an issue with a sysVinit service not coming online properly at boot within a systemd environment. What I've found is that when no service file or overrides are present in /...
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How can I prevent Telegram from starting automatically on Debian 8.7 Jessie?
I'm using Telegram Desktop on Debian 8.7. It starts automatically even though I've not created any .desktop file under ~/.kde/Autostart. It's quite annoying as I don't want its window to show up ...
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How to run a script during boot as root after user desktop is loaded
I have a script that starts dropbox as user dropbox. I want it to automatically start after desktop environment is loaded. Desktop environment is running as another user not "dropbox".
When I run it ...
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need to restart cups to reach network printers
Every once in a while (not necessarily after resuming from suspend or booting) I have to sudo /etc/init.d/cups restart to see again the network printers. Is there a way to bypass this process, or what ...
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How to disable/remove Adobe tracker from the taskbar?
Unfortunately I need sometimes the Adobe pdf reader and can not use always one of the free alternatives.
Now I recognized a new icon in the Mate taskbar
Its tooltip says Adobe Tracker Alert and ...
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Run shell script after reboot in beaglebone black
I'm using a beaglebone black which works with Debian 8.6. I want to start a program after reboot. I tried crontab but it didn't work.
@reboot sleep 60 && /home/debian/acspilot/start.sh
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Run Script After Unlocking GDM [duplicate]
Hi I already tried all solution from execute-a-command-on-user-logon, and used PostLogin option of GDM.... The problem is all of these option are only works when system boots up but it's not what I ...
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Starting Google Chrome on boot/startup [duplicate]
I am running Debian and not Ubuntu. Ubuntu has an application named StartUp to address application user wants to be started on boot.
How can I start Google Chrome everytime I boot into Debian?
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Check if a program/script was run at startup?
In Linux, there are many files we can modify to add a program run at start up (/etc/rc.local, bashrc, bash_profile, $HOME/.config/autostart, ...) ? Now I have a reverse question: I have a program, can ...
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How to launch gui application as root on login?
I've got a gui application that runs a couple of scripts, which require root access. Normally it is run with sudo, but I've modified the scripts (by running only commands that require root access with ...
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How to list “only” startup applications through the terminal on Fedora 24
How to list in the terminal "only" start-up applications (the ones that you find normally in "Startup Application Preferences" Dialog box on Fedora Mate Desktop). This question can be generalized to ...
