[SOLVED] XFCE -:- Getting Programs To Auto-Start?

KristyX · Last edited by KristyX on Mon May 17, 2004 4:12 am; edited 1 time in total

Hi!

I've got a couple of things like gaim etc that I would like to start-up
automatically as soon as I log into XFCE.

Someone told me to place all the commands I want in the ~/.xsessions
file but that didn't work..

Anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks,
Kristy
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BlackEdder · Posted: Sun May 16, 2004 7:35 pm Post subject:

How do you start XFCE4? With startx or xdm/gdm/kdm...? If you use startx just stop them in the .xinitrc file, For example:
gkrellm2 &

KristyX · Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 12:51 am Post subject:

Thanks for the reply :)

Actually, I'm using GDM (I was using Gnome 2.6 and decided to try something lighter).

How should I go about it?

~Kristy
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soda_popstar · Apprentice Joined: 03 May 2003 Posts: 177

Make a small script in $HOME/Desktop/Autostart.

I have a script called xfce4startup which has:

KristyX · Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 1:37 am Post subject:

Hi!

Thanks for the tip :)

Just a couple of things..

1) I don't have a Desktop/AutoStart directory under my home.. only a Desktop directory which I believe refers to my Gnome desktop and not XFCE because placing anything under it only appears in Gnome

2) I'm assuming that this script doesn't run automatically but rather is a convenient way of starting everything you want when you first log into XFCE by manually opening it?

Thanks,
Kristy
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Silhouette · n00b Joined: 23 Aug 2002 Posts: 46

for some reason, xfce looks into the gnome destkop directory for autostarting programs. just put a script into the ~/Desktop/Autostart/ directory and xfce will automatically run all scripts in that directory when it starts. if the directory doesn't exist, create it.

KristyX · Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 4:12 am Post subject:

Thanks guys! It worked

For those who are in a similar situation, this is what I did:

1) Create the folder "Autostart" inside my "Desktop" folder under my home
directory.

2) Create a script inside the "Autostart" folder called "autorun" (apparently
the file name of the script doesn't make any difference). The script
contains: