run programm on startup

ichbinesderelch · 08-18-2003, 10:03 AM

hey guys,
i'm using blackbox and wanna run some programms automatically on startup(like bbkeys, gkrellm), but where do i have to write it into?
i'm using redhat9
thx ;)

bentz · 08-18-2003, 10:12 AM

If these things are for everyone's login and pertain to environment: /etc/profile

If these things are for everyone's login and pertain to functions and aliases: /etc/bashrc

If these things are for your login and pertain to environment: /home/you/.bash_profile

If these things are for your login and pertain to functions and aliases: /home/you/.bashrc

If these things are for the system only, and are non-interactive: /etc/rc.d/rc.local

ichbinesderelch · 08-18-2003, 10:17 AM

ok lets say i'll take /home/me/.bash_profile, i write it under user specific environmet and startup programs and nothing happens if i restart x?

bentz · 08-18-2003, 10:31 AM

Ah, you're talking X, eh? Try yet another file, /home/you/.xinitrc

ichbinesderelch · 08-18-2003, 10:45 AM

well, .xinitrc doesn't exist?

jspenguin · 08-18-2003, 12:14 PM

Create it! try cd ~; touch .xinitrc
Then open it in your favorite text editor.
Actually, .xprofile would be a better choice for what you want to do. .xinitrc is supposed to open programs AND start the window manager. If you use .xinitrc, you would have to include the line

exec blackbox

at the end.

raylpc · 08-18-2003, 12:26 PM

jspenguin, could you point to somewhere on how to create a .xprofile? I'm using Redhat 9, appearrently, I don't have one. Thanks.