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alleluia20

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Registered: 2009-04-13

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Howto: Autostart in KDE4

Hello,

My script  ~/.kde4/Autostart/autostart.sh is not run in my Arch box (and the user has permissions to execute it). Is this a known problem? How can I debug/solve it?

Thank you.

Last edited by alleluia20 (2009-04-15 02:21:10)

alleluia20

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Registered: 2009-04-13

Posts: 53

Re: Howto: Autostart in KDE4

I found it out. Things have changed from KDE3. Here I copy a mail from the KDE mail list:

~/.kde4/Autostart is a container for .desktop files, not shell scripts.
You'll need to write a .desktop file that has your shell script on the Exec
line if you want to use Autostart.

You might want to use ~/.kde4/env instead.  It is a container for files that
are sourced (run in the current shell environment) during kde session
startup.

IIRC, anything done from .kde4/env should not expect kded-type services
running, where as ~/.kde4/Autostart can depend on those services.

I use both for my purposes.  A script in env to start ssh/gpg agents and set
environment variables.  A script in Autostart to load my keys, asking for
passwords with graphical dialogs.

Rasi

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Registered: 2007-08-14

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Re: Howto: Autostart in KDE4

you guys know that there is a helper applications in systemsettings called "Autostart"?

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alleluia20

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Registered: 2009-04-13

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Re: Howto: Autostart in KDE4

I do not see such option

Skripka

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From: 2X1280X1024

Registered: 2009-02-19

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Re: Howto: Autostart in KDE4

you guys know that there is a helper applications in systemsettings called "Autostart"?

I never could get that helper to work as advertised.

cormanthor

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Registered: 2009-11-21

Posts: 10

Re: Howto: Autostart in KDE4

I do not see such option

Check out the "Advanced" tab, first option. Buttons to add programs and scripts are on the right side.

Gen2ly

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From: Sevierville, TN

Registered: 2009-03-06

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Re: Howto: Autostart in KDE4

I find that the Autostart in System Settings I'm pretty much able to do what I want by choosing the .desktop file I want and adding the features I need:

sleep 4 && gmm --tray

or

nvidia-settings -l

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