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How do I make my programs auto start on login?

I seem to remember that if you have a program running in linux (like kopete for instance) and you log out, it will automatically run the next time you log in. This doesn't happen in Fedora. Why not!?!??!?

So my question is - how can I set programs to automatically start on bootup/login?

Please help!

If you're using Gnome, then when you click on the log out button, you're presented with a window which has 3 options:

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Log out

Shutdown

Restart the computer

Above those options is a tickbox with "Save current setup" next to it - tick that box, and whatever you have open when you log out will reopen when you log back in, with some exceptions - I think it won't remember browser windows.

If you're using XFCE, then there's a similar setup: Log out, reboot or shutdown, with an option to save the session.

Don't know if this is the case in KDE, but from memory it remembers your session by default... I may be wrong on that.

In fluxbox there's a folder in your home directory called .fluxbox, and in that there is a file called apps (if there isn't you can just create a new one), if you want to open gaim when you log in, you'd add the following command to that file:

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[startup] {gaim}

I'm afraid I don't know about any other window managers...

Thanks! that worked fine!