How do I start graphical applications via cron?
 

I'm having problems scheduling azureus to start at a given time using cron. I can start any console-based application, but every graphical applications fails to start. I'm using Gentoo, KDE and vixie-cron.
Can anyone help, please?

Thanks in advance.

instead of using just
azureus
as the command, like you probably did, give the command:
env DISPLAY=:0.0 azureus
I hope this works.

Or without env if cron has bash as it's shell ...

And try the full path, just in case.



Cheers,
Tink

Thanks for the replies, but I've already been advised to use that DISPLAY thingy, and it didn't work. I didn't use "env", though, I'll give it a try and post results later. And yes, I'm using the full path /usr/bin/azureus.

And you were using the crontab of the user who was
already running an X session? :)


Cheers,
Tink

I'm not absolutely sure, but I think so. Have you ever tried it and it actually worked?

More than once ... and just to re-assure myself that
env wasn't necessary I did the following about 50
minutes ago ...

All good, all happy ...


Cheers,
Tink

Thanks a lot, I'm goona try it as soon as I arrive home :)