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midixinga

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Registered: 2014-01-18

Posts: 194

[solved] KDE Plasma 5.8 Update Autostart

I have Choqok and Conky in my autostart; but both does not autostart anymore:

journal:

$ journalctl -b | grep conky
Okt 06 21:08:41 dixi-arch ksmserver[803]: ksmserver: Starting autostart service  "/home/dixi/.config/autostart/conky.desktop"
Okt 06 21:08:41 dixi-arch ksmserver[803]: ksmserver: autostart service "/usr/bin/conky" finished with exit code  0

[dixi@dixi-arch ~]$ journalctl -b | grep choqok
Okt 06 21:08:41 dixi-arch kglobalaccel5[819]: kglobalaccel-runtime: Loading group  "choqok"
Okt 06 21:08:41 dixi-arch ksmserver[803]: ksmserver: Starting autostart service  "/home/dixi/.config/autostart/choqok.desktop"
Okt 06 21:08:42 dixi-arch ksmserver[803]: ksmserver: autostart service "choqok" finished with exit code  254

I can start both manually, but choqok behaves weird, application windows appears, disappears and reappears ?!?
I have position window rules for choqok

Last edited by midixinga (2016-10-06 23:00:12)

arojas

Developer

From: Spain

Registered: 2011-10-09

Posts: 2,171

Re: [solved] KDE Plasma 5.8 Update Autostart

Please post the contents of both desktop files

midixinga

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Registered: 2014-01-18

Posts: 194

Re: [solved] KDE Plasma 5.8 Update Autostart

it works with a new fresh user ...

so I deleted in my "normal" home:
.kde4/share/apps/choqok/
and
.kde4/share/config/choqokrc
and reconfigured choqok
but it did not help - after login I do not have a choqok or conky process

the desktop files:

[dixi@dixi-arch ~]$ cat .config/autostart/choqok.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Categories=Network;
Comment[de_DE]=
Comment=
Exec=choqok %i -caption %c
GenericName[de_DE]=Micro-Blogging-Programm
GenericName=Micro-Blogging-Programm
GenericName[bg]=Клиент за микроблогове в KDE
GenericName[bs]=Mikro-blog klijent
GenericName[ca@valencia]=Client de microblogs
GenericName[ca]=Client de micro-blogs
GenericName[cs]=Klient pro mikroblogování
GenericName[da]=Mikroblogging-klient
GenericName[el]=Εφαρμογή μικρο-ιστολογίου
GenericName[en_GB]=Micro-blogging Client
GenericName[es]=Cliente de microblogs
GenericName[et]=Mikroblogimise klient
GenericName[fa]=کارخواه میکروبلاگ
GenericName[fi]=Mikroblogiasiakas
GenericName[fr]=Client de microblogage
GenericName[ga]=Cliant Micreabhlagadóireachta
GenericName[gl]=Cliente para microblogues
GenericName[hu]=Mikroblog kliens
GenericName[it]=Client di microblogging
GenericName[km]=ម៉ាស៊ីនភ្ញៀវរបស់ Micro-blogging
GenericName[mr]=मायक्रो-ब्लॉगिंग ग्राहक
GenericName[nb]=Klient for mikroblogging
GenericName[nds]=Programm för Lüttdaagböker
GenericName[nl]=Micro-blogging-client
GenericName[pa]=ਮਾਈਕਰੋ-ਬਲੌਗ ਕਲਾਇਟ
GenericName[pl]=Klient mikroblogów
GenericName[pt]=Cliente de micro-blogs
GenericName[pt_BR]=Cliente de microblogging
GenericName[ru]=Клиент для ведения микроблогов
GenericName[sl]=Odjemalec mikrobloganja
GenericName[sv]=Klient för mikrobloggar
GenericName[tr]=Mini-günlük İstemcisi
GenericName[ug]=مىكرو بلوگ خېرىدارى
GenericName[uk]=Клієнт мікроблогів
GenericName[x-test]=xxMicro-blogging Clientxx
GenericName[zh_CN]=微博客户端
GenericName[zh_TW]=微部落格客戶端程式
Hidden=true
Icon=choqok
MimeType=
Name[de_DE]=Choqok
Name=Choqok
Name[bg]=Choqok
Name[bs]=Choqok
Name[ca@valencia]=Choqok
Name[ca]=Choqok
Name[cs]=Choqok
Name[da]=Choqok
Name[el]=Choqok
Name[en_GB]=Choqok
Name[eo]=Choqok
Name[es]=Choqok
Name[et]=Choqok
Name[fa]=چغک
Name[fi]=Choqok
Name[fr]=Choqok
Name[ga]=Choqok
Name[gl]=ChoqoK
Name[hr]=Choqok
Name[hu]=Choqok
Name[ia]=Choqok
Name[it]=Choqok
Name[ja]=Choqok
Name[km]=Choqok
Name[lt]=Choqok
Name[mr]=चोकोक
Name[nb]=Choqok
Name[nds]=Choqok
Name[nl]=Choqok
Name[pa]=ਚੋਕਿਉਕ
Name[pl]=Choqok
Name[pt]=Choqok
Name[pt_BR]=Choqok
Name[ro]=Choqok
Name[ru]=Choqok
Name[sk]=Choqok
Name[sl]=Choqok
Name[sq]=Choqok
Name[sv]=Choqok
Name[tr]=Choqok
Name[ug]=Choqok
Name[uk]=Choqok
Name[x-test]=xxChoqokxx
Name[zh_CN]=Choqok
Name[zh_TW]=Choqok
Path=
StartupNotify=true
Terminal=false
TerminalOptions=
Type=Application
X-DBUS-ServiceName=
X-DBUS-StartupType=unique
X-KDE-SubstituteUID=false
X-KDE-Username=
X-Ubuntu-Gettext-Domain=desktop_kdesdk

and

[dixi@dixi-arch ~]$ cat .config/autostart/conky.desktop 
[Desktop Entry]
Exec=/usr/bin/conky
Icon=system-run
Path=
Terminal=false
Type=Application

arojas

Developer

From: Spain

Registered: 2011-10-09

Posts: 2,171

Re: [solved] KDE Plasma 5.8 Update Autostart

For the choqok one, remove the "-caption %c" part from the Exec line

midixinga

Member

Registered: 2014-01-18

Posts: 194

Re: [solved] KDE Plasma 5.8 Update Autostart

For the choqok one, remove the "-caption %c" part from the Exec line

unfortunately it did not help

but as I said, it works with a fresh new test-user; and after logoff from test-user autostart for conky works also for my normal user.

so it seems to be my personal problem

to my customers I would say: "deplorable individual fate - no support" :-)

midixinga

Member

Registered: 2014-01-18

Posts: 194

Re: [solved] KDE Plasma 5.8 Update Autostart

workaround:
choqok starts without any arguments
for conky I have a simple start-script.

#!/bin/sh 
conky

activated before KDE-Login

Last edited by midixinga (2016-10-07 16:41:15)

Neon-Samurai

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Registered: 2016-10-06

Posts: 1

Re: [solved] KDE Plasma 5.8 Update Autostart

I'm having the same issue too.

Conky (pre-5.8) would autostart without issue. Now it wont and i have to run it manually.

I have 4 autostart programs that run. I've tried modifying the .desktop file to include full paths (/usr/bin/conky).

so I'm unsure of what else I can do.

midixinga

Member

Registered: 2014-01-18

Posts: 194

Re: [solved] KDE Plasma 5.8 Update Autostart

Hi neon-samurai,

as I wrote my workaround:
- make  simple start-script (e.g. conkystart.sh):

#!/bin/sh 
conky

- make it executable (chmod +x)
- system settings-> workspace -> startup and shutdown -> autostart -> add script - choose your script and "pre-KDE startup"

works for me

Buddlespit

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From: Chesapeake, Va.

Registered: 2014-02-07

Posts: 501

Re: [solved] KDE Plasma 5.8 Update Autostart

Hi neon-samurai,

as I wrote my workaround:
- make  simple start-script (e.g. conkystart.sh):

#!/bin/sh 
conky

- make it executable (chmod +x)
- system settings-> workspace -> startup and shutdown -> autostart -> add script - choose your script and "pre-KDE startup"

works for me

I looked at your script and was wondering how it would make conky start working. I thought that, maybe, running conky without any arguements was an undocumented feature used to help kick-start conky if the system fails to execute the already existing scripts. After three reboots to a "conky only" screen (no wallpapers, launchers, panels), I figured you meant

#!/bin/bash 
{conky command you would normally use to start your conky session}

Which, btw, DOES work beautifully. Thank you!

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Hw-Probe

lake_1024

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Registered: 2016-10-11

Posts: 1

Re: [solved] KDE Plasma 5.8 Update Autostart

I have this issue too.
I found that if I use:

#! /bin/bash
conky 2> /dev/null

It will work.

Some program which will write something to stdout or stderr needs to have a redirection, or it will exit. I don't know the reason..

midixinga

Member

Registered: 2014-01-18

Posts: 194

Re: [solved] KDE Plasma 5.8 Update Autostart

Thx lake_1024, works also for me now w/o "pre-KDE-startup"