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How to autostart X
apps |
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LXDE
provides an easy way to auto run an
x-windows program. You will need to do this if the app requires
that x-windows be already up and running before the app starts.
(many other start-up places do
not wait for X to startup, so the app will fail). Simple To execute something everytime you login, just after x-window starts; 1. Create a shortcut called MyStarts.Desktop inside /home/<user>/.config/autostart >cd
~/.config/autostart
>leafpad MyStarts.desktop and add these lines; [Desktop Entry] Type=Application Name=MyStarts Comment=my commands after X startup Exec=mystarts.sh 2. Create a mystarts.sh script inside your home directory, and put in any commands you wish to execute; >cd ~
>leafpad .xstartup e.g, run a mouse script; $HOME/fixmouse.sh touch $HOME/_MSG_mystarts_done Note that "touch $HOME/_MSG_mystarts_done" will create an empty msg file each time. You can look at it's time stamp to check when mystarts.sh was run (ls -l). Now, everytime X is started, mystarts.sh will be run ! End. Notes : In Lubuntu 12.04, ~/.config/autostart will run after lxsession
( /home/<user>/.config/lxsession/Lubuntu/desktop.conf
), this means it will override the affects of
lxsession.
However, this might not be true for your linux distro. |
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