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mt_arch_user

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From: Montana, USA

Registered: 2023-01-17

Posts: 111

SOLVED Autostart not working

System: Arch, Plasma (obviously), Wayland

I have a bash script that I want to run at startup to mount external drives. I have created a script that resides in ~/bin and a desktop file that resides in ~/.config/autostart. The script is supposed to open a instance of Konsole, display a message, accept a user choice and execute a series of commands displaying the progress, and finally wait for a keypress to exit.

If I open Dolphin, go to ~.config/autostart and execute the .desktop file, it works as it should. But when I log in, the script executes without opening Konsole or waiting for input. I know this by going to Settings - Autostart and viewing the text in the file.

The .desktop file has a line terminal=true and, while it works when manually run, it doesn’t work at autorun. Is there something else I need?

I'm willing to post the files in that will help

Last edited by mt_arch_user (2025-08-09 04:23:40)

mt_arch_user

Member

From: Montana, USA

Registered: 2023-01-17

Posts: 111

Re: SOLVED Autostart not working

DUH!  In the exec line of the .desktop file, I forgot to add the call to konsole -e before the call to the script.  All is well now.