Autostart xfce4

[richardjc]

To autostart on xfce4 (Xubuntu)

create a .desktop file in the /etc/xdg/autostart folder. call it "autostart.desktop" for example

inside the .desktop file put:


[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Name of Your App
GenericName=What you call your App
Comment=
Exec=the command to run your App
Icon=location for the icon image of App
Terminal=false
Categories=Application;Utility;
StartupNotify=false

you can also check this link on creating a .desktop file
http://library.gnome.org/admin/system-admin-guide/stable/menustructure-desktopentry.html.en