I have Linux Mint 17.3 Rosa Cinnamon.

Currently BleachBit always runs when I start the computer. I would also like to make BitDefender Scanner run (in the background) when I start the computer.

How do I do this please?

Is that a GUI program or Cli based one ?

Its both, however since it is End of Life you might want to switch another scanner.

https://www.bitdefender.com/business...or-unices.html

https://www.tecmint.com/best-antivir...ams-for-linux/

Both BitDefender and BleachBit have GUIs. I have no idea what "Cli" means.

The version of BitDefender I am using says nothing about being for business use, so perhaps the home version is still going. It updated successfully today.

I spent a long time trying to get an anti-virus/malware scanner, and this the nearest I can get to one that behaves as I would expect. I used to have Sophos installed, but as well as being difficult to install I had no idea if it was actually doing anything at all, since it did not have a GUI. Based on my experience I am pessimistic about finding anything else usable.

I would like to have BitDefender start to run when I turn on the computer, preferably in the background, as BleachBit does. So how do I do that please?

CLI stands for Command Line Interface. In other words the ancient, traditional way of managing computers by typing commands in answer to a prompt. In Windows you can't do this any more, but in Linux it serves as an alternative user interface and is often the quickest way to get something done.

You'd need to use the init system to set off a script that starts BitDefender. I don't know if Mint uses traditional sysvinit or systemd like Debian; the method of starting something at boot is quite different for these two systems. But in principle, it's not a difficult thing to do.

i hope everybody is aware of the "back story" to this:
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...ux-4175599796/
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...or-4175605927/
i recommend everyone to skim through, paying attention to grumpyskeptic's argumentations. just so you know how this thread is likely to continue.
like i said before, this user consistently lives up to their username.

crontab - @reboot
?

how about adding the script in or calling it from there: /etc/rc.local

What script would that be please?