Ubuntu – How to make a program auto-start every time I log in

autostartlogin

I frequently need to start several programs that I use every time I start my computer. How can I make it so that whenever I login the program is automatically launched?

Best Answer

To make a program start with Ubuntu:

If you're using Unity, search for the program Startup Applications.
If you're using Ubuntu Classic, it's under Start Menu > Preferences > Startup Applications.

To make Ubuntu remember your running applications on shutdown:

Open a terminal, and run gconf-editor.
Navigate to /apps/gnome-session/options.
Enable the option: auto_save_session.

(NOTE: this may slow system boot, and has not been throughly tested.)

Related Solutions

Ubuntu – How to make program autostart only in GNOME

You can edit the startup object in ~/.config/autostart and add this to the end:

OnlyShowIn=GNOME

It's a poorly named option, but it will cause KDE not to start the application.

Ubuntu – How to make programs that autostart at login start hidden

kstart --iconify <program name> in KDE starts minimized. I really don't know if there is a specific command to close to systray (even because many apps don't have a systray).

Another possibility is using ksystray. For example ksystraycmd --hidden kmail will start kmail and put it in the system tray. But i'm not quite sure if it will work for any app. If not, probably you have to check if there is a specific option for your application.

You can find more info here.

EDIT : more info here too