How to add startup applications in lubuntu?

Question

Is there a 'Startup applications' app for lubuntu? Or how do I add apps to startup? I attempted a tutorial to add entries to ~/.config/autostart, but it did not work. Isn't there an easy way? Any ideas please?

score 29 · Answer 1 · answered May 09 '14 at 01:12

There is a default application for this on the Lubuntu. Check it out:

Press the Lubuntu icon on the bottom left;
Select "Preferences" > "Default applications for LXSession";
In the opened window, select the option "Autostart";
Now you can enable or disable the autostarted applications, check/uncheck one in the listm or set manually on the field and pressing the "Add" button.

score 19 · Answer 2 · edited Mar 05 '16 at 16:17

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You can install the programm lxsession-edit from the software center. It will give you an interface like the "startup applications" app.

Or you can add programs by editing the file /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE/autostart. (In new Lubuntu is path /etc/xdg/lxsession/Lubuntu/autostart)
To do this press Alt+F2 and type gksu gedit.

Or the cleanest way (that didn't work for you) adding .desktop files to /home/username/.config/autostart and make sure they're marked as executables.

Here is a default syntax for a .desktop file with some of the most important entries.

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Encoding=UTF-8
Name="NAME OF THE APPLICATION"
Comment="WHAT DOES THE APP DO?"
Exec="EXECUTABLE PATH OF APPLICATION"
Hidden=false
NoDisplay=false
Terminal=false

Example:

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Firefox
Comment=Firefox Web Browser
Exec=firefox
Hidden=false
NoDisplay=false
Terminal=false

For applications that have their binaries in /usr/bin, you don't have to put the full path, just the name of the executable.

Save as YOUR_APPNAME.desktop in ~/.config/autostart/.

Log out and back in and it should have worked.

edited Mar 05 '16 at 16:17

Jogi

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answered Jul 03 '12 at 08:54

Daniel W.

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Thanks, that is part of lubuntu 12.04. But I need to ADD new applications to the startup list. – melvincv Jul 03 '12 at 09:13
Let's go for the cleanest way again. How do I create and format a .desktop file properly? Easy ways preferred. – melvincv Jul 03 '12 at 09:27
I'm trying for per user startup. – melvincv Jul 03 '12 at 09:27
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alright I'll write a walkthrough for you as soon as I'm home cause my phone won't get the formatting right – Daniel W. Jul 03 '12 at 10:11
oh were there anymore problems? Because my answer was unaccepted – Daniel W. Jun 05 '14 at 12:58
I've tried this and a thousand other things, but nothing works. Absolutely zero things happen every time I restart my computer. – Speldosa Jan 18 '15 at 00:29

score 6 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 01 '20 at 22:59

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In Lubuntu 18.10 onwards (i.e. with LXQt):

Lubuntu icon on bottom left (start button);
Preferences;
LXQt settings;
Session Settings (or LXQt Configuration Centre, followed by Session Settings);
In the window that opens, select "Autostart" on the left, then click "Add" on the right.

You can also remove items from the Autostart list by unchecking their boxes - as long as you know what you're removing.

answered Apr 01 '20 at 22:59

Julian W

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Any idea how to do this on command line? – bomben Nov 20 '20 at 07:46
This approach worked for me ! I used it to adjust monitor gamma; less blue. Thanks ! – rob grune Sep 24 '21 at 02:13

score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 02 '18 at 07:24

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This works for Lubuntu based on Ubuntu 18.10:
Preferences -> LXQt settings -> Session Settings -> Autostart

answered Dec 02 '18 at 07:24

karoli

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score 1 · Answer 5 · edited Dec 28 '16 at 14:30

You should be able to add the .desktop file to the directory you listed: ~/.config/autostart

Did you log out and back in?

The easiest way I have found to do this is to:

Open up PCmanFM and go to /usr/share/applications.
Find the application you're looking for and copy it.
Open up ~/.config/autostart in PCmanFM.
Paste in the application you copied.
Logout

Once you log back in, it should be working. If it's not, it may be a question of the app, not the autostart process. Which app are you trying to autostart? Maybe we can help you better with more details.

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