making programs open on startup

kaega2 · 12-22-2003, 09:50 AM

I would like to make a few programs open at startup when I turn on my computer (something that windows would do without even asking my permission). I was wondering if anyone out there knew how.

I'm not sure if I'll find the answer because when I searched that exact title that I made for this thread I came up with a whole bunch of threads titled "why windows is better then linux". So I'm really hoping that someone will have the answer.

mikshaw · 12-22-2003, 10:38 AM

~/.xinitrc

last few lines prior to launching a window manager would be your applications:

gkrellm -w &
mozilla &

exec fluxbox

some window managers have configuration files which allow you to launch apps specific to that WM.

jschiwal · 12-22-2003, 06:07 PM

If the programs you are talking about are kde programs, you could put links to them in ~/.kde/Autostart .

You could, for instance, put in a link to the konquer web browser in this folder, right click on the icon, and change the execute line to your favorite website:

konqueror --profile webbrowsing http://www.linuxquestions.org

Skyline · 12-22-2003, 07:54 PM

....... and an example of creating a softlink to do this: (for example)

ln -s /usr/bin/kspread /home/your_username/.kde/Autostart