[SOLVED] LXDE

kushalkoolwal · 08-12-2009, 02:52 PM

I have just started using LXDE in Debian 5.0.

I have a a.txt file and a a.sh file that I need to auto start as soon as the user logs into the environment.

So far I have been able to auto start just one file (either the a.txt or a.sh) file by placing the following file in /root/.config/autostart/mystart.desktop:

Code:

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Version=0.9.4
Type=Application
Name=nitrogen
Comment=
Exec=lxterminal --command "./a.sh"
StartupNotify=false
Terminal=false
Hidden=false

However if I try to modify the Exce line above to first launch the a.txt file and then the a.sh file like this:

Code:

lxterminal --command "less ./a.sh" && lxterminal --command "./a.sh"

it does not work.

Earlier I use to use fluxbox in that I use to achieve the same with something like this in the .fluxbox/apps file:

Code:

xterm -e "less /root/README.TXT" && xterm -e "/root/a.sh"

Basically a.txt is a README like file and a.sh is a shell script.

Any ideas?

pljvaldez · 08-12-2009, 03:04 PM

Can you just create a new script called b.sh and have it start a.sh and a.txt?

kushalkoolwal · 08-12-2009, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pljvaldez

Can you just create a new script called b.sh and have it start a.sh and a.txt?

I thought about that but then I would like not to create and track another file. Ideally I would just like to achieve through one command line. Another option might be to embed a.txt file in a.sh?

pljvaldez · 08-12-2009, 03:28 PM

That should also work. Although I agree it's a bit of an ugly hack if the two files are not related.

pljvaldez · 08-12-2009, 03:34 PM

A quick google turned up that there should be two articles on their wiki that would help you:
http://lxde.org/wiki/LXSession
http://wiki.lxde.org/en/Autostart

Unfortunately, their website is down (again...) and google tried to cache it recently, so the cache page is also worthless.

Another thread I saw basically said to start two things, you should create two mystart.desktop items like a.sh.desktop and a.txt.desktop and configure each independently.

The ArchWiki entry for LXDE had this to say.

Again, I'm speculating off of what I've found on google.

kushalkoolwal · 08-12-2009, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pljvaldez

Another thread I saw basically said to start two things, you should create two mystart.desktop items like a.sh.desktop and a.txt.desktop and configure each independently.

Before posting I already tried placing two *.desktop files. There were two problems with that:

1. Only .desktop file for a.sh got executed. I also saw another terminal window (may be for a.txt) but it disappeared in a split second.

2. The main problem is that I would like to execute a.txt first and when the user quits that file (through "less"), b.sh should get executed next. By placing two .desktop files I don;t think I can achieve the sequential order of execution.

pljvaldez · 08-12-2009, 03:52 PM

Since you desire the sequential order, I would probably go ahead and embed the a.txt into the a.sh file.