Start apps on boot

Crazy Climber · 21 May 2011 at 11:17

Ok, seems I have too much time on my hands at the min and am most likely trying to run before I can walk, but hey-ho!

I have installed Yakuake ( thanks to another post here)

and would like to get it stating when I log on.

I am the soul user on the laptop and it's set to log me on automatically.

I've searched about the interweb and found a whole shed load of varying answers, none of which I really understood and/or was not sure if they would work on my system (most likely wrong on this point though)

Anyway, I'm running Mint 11.

Cheers guys CC

JonJ678 · 21 May 2011 at 12:07

Quick & dirty way is to put the command in /etc/rc.local, something like
su Climber -c yakuake

The better way is to put an appropriate script in /etc/init.d/ and run update-rc.d. There will be appropriate scripts on the net somewhere, or if you have lots of time on your hands you can spend time learning bash and write one yourself.

paradisiac · 21 May 2011 at 13:21

there is an option in the control centre for startup apps, just add it in there and it does the rest

russ0r · 21 May 2011 at 14:01

Are you using GNOME or KDE?

Crazy Climber · 21 May 2011 at 14:10

GNOME, and having just done a bit more reading i have installed quake.

From what I could see this is the gnome version?

FirebarUK · 21 May 2011 at 15:25

If you're using gnome and its an app you want running in your desktop environment when you log in, click 'System' > 'Personal' > 'Startup Applications' and put something in there.

Otherwise, solution in post 2 works if its a some other process you want to start.