automatically launching programs during start up
 

how can i make linux automaticlly launch prefered programs during start up?

When you log in at the GUI, at the console, or just when it boots?

For boot, use the init scripts... location depends on your distro, but it's often /etc/rc.d/ or /etc/init.d/.

For when you start X, put it in ~/.xinitrc

For when you start bash (a console), put it in ~/.bashrc