Run a terminal command at startup

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How can I run the terminal command sudo xinput set-button-map "Logitech Unifying Device. Wireless PID:101b" 1 10 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 at every startup?

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 05 '13 at 15:09

This command affects the GUI, so it must be executed after the GUI is set up. If you can live without your custom mouse button assignment on the login screen, add the command to your startup applications. Don't use sudo, it isn't useful here (and in fact might not work).

With a Gnome interface, the startup applications are in "System > Preferences > Startup Applications". With the Unity interface, they are in "Applications > Other > Startup Applications". See Adding program to session startup in the Ubuntu community documentation for more details.

It worked! In Startup Application I used the command without "sudo" and it worked! — user118993, Jan 05 '13 at 15:39

Goran Miskovic · Answer 2 · 2013-01-05T17:16:10.633

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Use Upstart.

description     "Configuring Logitech Unifying Device"

task

# Start when a user logs in graphically
start on desktop-session-start

stop on runlevel [016]

console output

exec xinput set-button-map "Logitech Unifying Device. Wireless PID:101b" 1 10 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2

The script should be placed in /etc/init/logitech-unifying-device.conf You can use a different name as long as extension is .conf.

I assumed that it is wireless device. However you can exec command on any event you find to be suitable. For details see Upstart Cookbook.

edited Jan 05 '13 at 17:16

answered Jan 05 '13 at 15:17

Goran Miskovic

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That is not true. One of the great advantages of the Upstart is that script can be tuned to run on desired event(s). In this case it might be desktop-session-start. See Run a Job When a User Logs in Graphically. – Goran Miskovic Jan 05 '13 at 16:49
You are right: I was focused on the fact that it is a wireless device neglecting xinput command but I clearly stated that it can be executed on any suitable event. :) – Goran Miskovic Jan 05 '13 at 17:12

Run a terminal command at startup

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