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Autostart in Linux Mint (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Weird that it doesn't work. The usual way to run scripts on startup is through systemd units though. That has the added benefits of automatically logging all output and letting you control it through commands like systemctl enable <unit name>. It's a really neat system, and I highly recommend learning it if you see yourself doing this kind of automation more often.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago (2 children)

You can also get cron to do it.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I miss the days of just sticking it in /etc/rc.local

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Hey everyone, get a load of this fool drinking from an I ♥️ SYSV mug! Ha!

hides Lennart Pottering dartboard while everybody's distracted

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I do that when I want it running with root privileges.
In case of user privileges though, the autostart is a better idea.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

You was m can use user units too if you want them scoped to your user.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

The usual way to run scripts on startup is through systemd units though.

Even worse than via some utility of your window manager