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Thread: Thunderbird as startup program, 10.04

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    Thunderbird as startup program, 10.04

    I have thunderbird as a startup program, but its not selected in the "startup aplications" its not even part of a startup script that I know of.

    The only way I can disable it is by renaming /usr/bin/thunderbird to /usr/bin/thunderbird1, and then changing the menus accordingly. This of course breaks whenever it updates.

    What other methods could I have used to select thunderbird as a startup program? I'm kinda at a lost here, its been a while since I set it up.

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    Re: I dont know how I did this 10.04

    Have a look at the folder /etc/xdg/autostart to see if the .desktop file for thunderbird is in there, and if so remove it (as root, so using sudo).

    You may also find where it is if the above does not help by running
    Code:
    locate /autostart/thunderbird
    in terminal.

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    Re: I dont know how I did this 10.04

    Take a look in home .config/autostart

    Im thinking thats where it was in 10o4

    If you find it there, change true to false

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    Re: Thunderbird as startup program, 10.04

    Not in < /etc/xdg/autostart >

    < locate /autostart/thunderbird > gave me nothing

    < .config/autostart > has a file called thunderbird.desktop, everything is that file is set to false.

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    Re: Thunderbird as startup program, 10.04

    I wish it was that easy, but 10.04 doesn't even have a a session manager as far as I can tell.

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    Re: Thunderbird as startup program, 10.04

    Quote Originally Posted by ffixcollector View Post
    Not in < /etc/xdg/autostart >

    < locate /autostart/thunderbird > gave me nothing

    < .config/autostart > has a file called thunderbird.desktop, everything is that file is set to false.
    What do you mean by that statement shown in red above? What does the file actually contain if you open it with
    Code:
    gedit .config/autostart/thunderbird.desktop
    in terminal?

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    Re: Thunderbird as startup program, 10.04

    Code:
    [Desktop Entry]
    Type=Application
    Exec=thunderbird %u
    Hidden=false
    NoDisplay=false
    X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=false
    Name[en_US]=Thunderbird
    Name=Thunderbird
    Comment[en_US]=thunderbird %u

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    Re: Thunderbird as startup program, 10.04

    Just try removing that thunderbird.desktop file from the ~/.config/autostart folder and thunderbird should no longer start at session startup.

    I presume you must have put it there at some time in the past by adding it to the startup applications list, though I agree that the line
    Code:
    X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=false
    would seem to suggest that autostart is disabled, as you say above.

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    Re: Thunderbird as startup program, 10.04

    It was some tome ago, reading an FAQ somewhere with some sort of guide.

    Is there a services equivalent for Ubuntu that could have the thunderbird command enabled? Cron job?

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