Beginner question: Put script in start up?

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I'd like to put this basic script:

#!/bin/bash
xsetwacom set "Wacom Bamboo 16FG 4x5 Finger touch" touch off
xsetwacom set "Wacom Bamboo 16FG 4x5 Pen eraser" touch off
xsetwacom set "Wacom Bamboo 16FG 4x5 Finger pad" touch off

In the start-up applications.

I'm a beginner, so I'm not sure what to do now - currently I just double-click on the script via PCManFM and hit "Execute".

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered May 14 '13 at 14:00

The easiest way to do it in Ubuntu is probably just to use the Startup Applications tool. Put your script in wherever it needs to be, then specify the full path to it (For example, /home/begtognen/script.sh).

Hopefully that will run that script on startup. I use this to start my Thunderbird whenever I login.

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 14 '13 at 14:06

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Save your script somewhere with executable permissions:

chmod +x /path/to/script

In unity dash, search for startup applications in command options, select your script to enable it to be run on every startup

answered May 14 '13 at 14:06

charlie

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered May 14 '13 at 14:03

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You can use ~/.xprofile to add commands executed after X login.

answered May 14 '13 at 14:03

Grzegorz Żur

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Beginner question: Put script in start up?

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