Problem getting applications to autostart at start up

[rdh61]

Hi,


I'm running Lubuntu 13.10 on a desktop computer.


I want Wuala and Ubuntu One to launch automatically on start up. ("Connect automatically when computer starts" is checked in Ubuntu One client, but even so it does not start automatically). I have dropped their desktop files from /usr/share/applications to .config/autostart, but this doesn't help.


What else can I do to force them to start automatically?


Many thanks.

[vasa1]

Things have changed in Lubuntu 13.10.

Edit ~/.config/lxsession/Lubuntu/autostart.
Add the appropriate command on a separate line to the end of the existing file. If such a file doesn't exist, create it with Leafpad or nano.

This is my autostart file:

/home/vasa1/.dropbox-dist/dropbox
/home/vasa1/bin/cpu-usage-alert.sh

Note that there's no need for the older way of dropping .desktop files into ~/.config/autostart. That doesn't work anymore.

[rdh61]

Thanks, that's given me a clue. Unfortunately, I am unsure how to formulate the commands to open the applications I have mentioned. Can anyone tell me?

[vasa1]

Thanks, that's given me a clue. Unfortunately, I am unsure how to formulate the commands to open the applications I have mentioned. Can anyone tell me?

I don't use either. Let's hope someone who does comes this way!

[Toz]

For UbuntuOne, the command is:

/usr/bin/ubuntuone-launch

I don't use Wuala, but according to the documentation, this should work:

/usr/bin/wuala

[rdh61]

Thank you. In the meantime I found the general answer here, and copied the Exec commands from the .desktop files:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lu...g_into_Desktop