Make programs start upon logging in, or stop them from doing so.
Questions tagged [autostart]
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How to run scripts on start up?
How can I run scripts automatically when Ubuntu starts up so I don't have to run them manually after startup?
myusuf3
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How do I start applications automatically on login?
How can I make an application automatically start when I have logged in?
Lincity
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How can I configure a service to run at startup
I have a daemon that runs fine if I start it manually with the service command:
ricardo@ricardo-laptop:~$ sudo service minidlna start
* Starting minidlna minidlna [ OK…
Ricardo Reyes
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Nginx - disable autostart
I went through some manuals and I didn't understand yet. How do I disable autostart nginx service?
Alex Malex
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How do I make a program auto-start every time I log in?
I frequently need to start several programs that I use every time I start my computer. How can I make it so that whenever I login the program is automatically launched?
Marco Ceppi
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How to start Virtual box machines automatically when booting?
I have many Virtual box machines in my Ubuntu12.04, each time i shutdown or reboot i have to start them one by one.
I wanna a help in writing script for automatically autostart the VBox machines when booting.
Maythux
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Disable Docker autostart at boot?
I was trying to experiment with docker, Ubuntu 14.04, 64-bit. I managed to run an image, and I gave it the path on one of my removable drives, /media/Drive1.
Now, whenever I reboot, I see there is a /media/Drive1 with only a docker directory inside…
sdbbs
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Why is chkconfig no longer available in Ubuntu?
I can not use chkconfig tools in Ubuntu 12.10
It's a very useful tools to configure the service to autostart or not. Why is it no longer available?
王子1986
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Start ssh server on boot
I've been doing my google-fu, but I can only find outdated guides or guides pertaining solely to the server variations of Ubuntu.
I need to set it up so that ssh server is run on boot, so I can access the computer remotely without having to first…
Tommy Brunn
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How to add a script to Startup Applications from the command line?
I have a shell script. I want to configure my script to run automatically during startup. I know how to do this from GUI. But I wanted to do this from terminal. How can I do this?
On a primary research I found that the file needs to be moved to…
Anonymous Platypus
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How do I start VNC Server on boot?
How do I create a system-wide autostart file? This would be on a cloud server running the desktop version of Maverick.
I logged in as root and created an autostart file using System/Preferences/StartupApplications but it ended up in…
H2ONaCl
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How to launch terminal on login
How could I get the terminal to be launched once I have logged in, so that typing commands is much simpler?
ir-g
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Which startup applications can I safely disable?
Which startup elements can be safely deleted (for home desktop users)?
I use this terminal commands to see the whole startup list:
cd /etc/xdg/autostart
sudo sed --in-place 's/NoDisplay=true/NoDisplay=false/g' *.desktop
user161931
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Disable gnome-software from loading at startup
Gnome-software, which is one of the top memory consumers, is being loaded at startup and thus decreasing boot time.
I rarely use gnome-software, and on most boot-ups it is useless. However there is not an entry at start-up apps, not even after…
TheLinuxGK
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How can I stop mongodb from starting on system boot
I installed mongodb for learning purpose, the problem I am facing is that it starts on system boot and consume resources even if not being used. I want it to be removed from system boot, how can I do this?
