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Archerbee

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Registered: 2007-10-17

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Programmes on startup

Hey...Just want some programmes to start when i login after boot and i don't know how!I know only about rc.local but is there another way?
Thanks:)

cactus

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Re: Programmes on startup

you could create an rc.d script for them, and start them like any other daemon.
or yes..you can just add them to rc.local

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osc~

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Registered: 2007-07-06

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Re: Programmes on startup

what kind of programs,
for example i have audacious start in my .xinitrc file.

exec lxpanel & exec gdesklets & exec audacious & exec openbox-session

hope this could help
cheers

Archerbee

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Registered: 2007-10-17

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Re: Programmes on startup

Yep,this helped also...Thank you both guys!

gunnihinn

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From: Torreón, Mexico

Registered: 2007-10-28

Posts: 79

Re: Programmes on startup

what kind of programs,
for example i have audacious start in my .xinitrc file.

exec lxpanel & exec gdesklets & exec audacious & exec openbox-session

hope this could help
cheers

Just wondering, if you start all those programs with "exec", will you terminate the X session if you close any of them? That's at least what happens if I start my WM with exec, so I just do

lxpanel &
gdesklets &
audacious &
exec openbox-session

noalwin

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From: Spain

Registered: 2007-06-08

Posts: 110

Re: Programmes on startup

Also take a look to this http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Autostart_Programs