Startup Programs

[Muscovy]

I'm trying to select a program (boinc) to open upon start. I'm really new to Linux. What file would I be selecting in the 'add startup' menu?

[Tipped OuT]

Just type in the "command" box the raw name of the application. For example, if I want cairo dock to start automatically on start up, then I would type "cairo-dock". Just find out what the command is to start it up from terminal. I believe if you right click the application launcher it'll have it there.

[Muscovy]

Thanks, found the command!

[Muscovy]

Is there a way to boot it in the second desk? Anything that leaves the workspace clear, while still running boinc.

[MFinkel]

Hi, I sort of have a similar problem, except I am way new to Ubuntu. I have downloaded BOINC to the desktop and no matter what I try I can not open it. sudo apt-get and the boinc-client boinc-manager do not work and I trid it with boinc-client, boinc-manager and still no joy! Also, I checked and it is not listed in system tools. Any ideas? Thanks.

[MFinkel]

I am running Ubuntu 8.04.1 LTS Desktop Edition.

[oldos2er]

Hi, I sort of have a similar problem, except I am way new to Ubuntu. I have downloaded BOINC to the desktop and no matter what I try I can not open it. sudo apt-get and the boinc-client boinc-manager do not work and I trid it with boinc-client, boinc-manager and still no joy! Also, I checked and it is not listed in system tools. Any ideas? Thanks.

Open a terminal, run

cd Desktop
sh ./boinc.name.of.file.sh

I can't recall the file name, so replace boinc.name.of.file with whatever it is.

Running the script will create a boinc directory, so once that's done, "cd" into the boinc directory and run

./run_client

to set it up.