How to Autostart apps in Lubuntu

[SteveDee]

Isn't Lubuntu FAB! And it's very easy to customise...once you know how.

It took me a while to discover how to auto-start applications, so I thought I'd share this with you.

To autostart an application for all users
Edit the autostart file as root by typing in a terminal:-

sudo leafpad /etc/xdg/lxsession/Lubuntu/autostart

Then add a line like this at the end of the file:-

@skype %U

To autostart an application for a specific user
Create an autostart directory in the users .config directory, if one does not already exist (i.e. /home/{user name}/.config/autostart/)

Then from a terminal type:-

ln -s /usr/share/applications/skype.desktop ~/.config/autostart/

[cavalier911]

Autorun a local user script located in ~/bin

nano ~/.bashrc

Uncomment section to activate script in .bashrc which adds ~/bin to local users $PATH
Logout/in,verify from terminal that script in ~/bin executes as regular user.

nano ~/.config/lxsession/Lubuntu/autostart

Add @your.script.name to autostart file

[SteveDee]

Autorun a local user script located in ~/bin
...Uncomment section to activate script in .bashrc which adds ~/bin to local users $PATH...

Hi Cavalier911, can you explain this bit more, as I could not see the section you mention.

I'm auto-starting a script to start x11vnc server by putting it into a directory already included in $PATH (i.e. /usr/bin), and then adding to the autostart file:-

@startvnc.sh

[cavalier911]

Forgot I copied from ~/.profile where it doesn't work.

# set PATH so it includes user's private bin if it exists
if [ -d "$HOME/bin" ] ; then
    PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH"
fi

On a per user add to ~/.bashrc
On a global basis for all users add to /etc/bash.bashrc

This was solution autorun script to use smbnetfs to browse/automount samba shares,it must be mounted by local user in a directory owned by the user.

[jgratero]

Isn't Lubuntu FAB! And it's very easy to customise...once you know how.

It took me a while to discover how to auto-start applications, so I thought I'd share this with you.

To autostart an application for all users
Edit the autostart file as root by typing in a terminal:-

sudo leafpad /etc/xdg/lxsession/Lubuntu/autostart

Then add a line like this at the end of the file:-

@skype %U

To autostart an application for a specific user
Create an autostart directory in the users .config directory, if one does not already exist (i.e. /home/{user name}/.config/autostart/)

Then from a terminal type:-

ln -s /usr/share/applications/skype.desktop ~/.config/autostart/

I'm trying to force Dropbox to autostart, only for my session, and according to LXDE wiki, one is supposedly add an autostart file on:

/.config/lxsession/<profile>/autostart file

Which in Lubuntu case would be:

/.config/lxsession/lubuntu/autostart file

So I placed an autostart file there, that reads:

@home/user/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd

But nothing happens. I have to start Dropbox manually...

[ajgreeny]

I'm trying to force Dropbox to autostart, only for my session, and according to LXDE wiki, one is supposedly add an autostart file on:



Which in Lubuntu case would be:



So I placed an autostart file there, that reads:

@home/user/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd

But nothing happens. I have to start Dropbox manually...

You need to make a script and point to that in the autostart file, but without the @ at the start in that file.

As far as I can see the @ is required only in the /etc/xdg/lxsession/Lubuntu/autostart, not in the one in ~/.config

You could also simply add the dropbox executable (or shell script if that is what it is) to /usr/bin or even to ~/bin if you have such a folder in your /home, and then make sure ~/bin is in your $PATH by adding appropriate lines to .bashrc, all as shown in cavalier911's posts.

[jgratero]

You need to make a script and point to that in the autostart file, but without the @ at the start in that file.

As far as I can see the @ is required only in the /etc/xdg/lxsession/Lubuntu/autostart, not in the one in ~/.config

You could also simply add the dropbox executable (or shell script if that is what it is) to /usr/bin or even to ~/bin if you have such a folder in your /home, and then make sure ~/bin is in your $PATH by adding appropriate lines to .bashrc, all as shown in cavalier911's posts.

The fix from cavalier911 is to be inserted at the end of .bashrc?

[poikiloid]

In order to get Dropbox to autostart at logon, I did this:
made a new file in my autostart folder here:
/home/GUS/.config/autostart
(you should change GUS to whatever your own username is)
Call the file "Dropbox.desktop"
Open it in your text editor and paste these lines, again changing GUS to your username in the line that starts with "Exec":

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Dropbox
Comment=RunDropbox
Icon=/usr/share/icons/elementary/panel/22/dropboxstatus-logo.svg
Exec=bash /home/GUS/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd
Terminal=false
Type=Application

Save it. Logout. Login. Be happy.

By the way, in order to get dropbox installed, I followed the instructions here: http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/04/h...ox-in-lubuntu/

[kerry_s]

Don't forget about lxshortcut, makes it easier to create custom commands.
Example: lxshortcut -o ~/.config/autostart/name.desktop
Or say you want a desktop icon
Lxshortcut -o ~/Desktop/name.desktop

[jgratero]

In order to get Dropbox to autostart at logon, I did this:
made a new file in my autostart folder here:
/home/GUS/.config/autostart
(you should change GUS to whatever your own username is)
Call the file "Dropbox.desktop"
Open it in your text editor and paste these lines, again changing GUS to your username in the line that starts with "Exec":

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Dropbox
Comment=RunDropbox
Icon=/usr/share/icons/elementary/panel/22/dropboxstatus-logo.svg
Exec=bash /home/GUS/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd
Terminal=false
Type=Application

Save it. Logout. Login. Be happy.

By the way, in order to get dropbox installed, I followed the instructions here: http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/04/h...ox-in-lubuntu/

It worked flawlessly... Many thanks poikiloid!