When I turn on laptop, with Ubuntu 12.04 installed, Pidgin Internet messanger appears in the list of the little letter from the right of the screen, up.
I don't want pidgin start by itself. I want to start it myself and stop it myself.
How?
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Is it listed in
System > Preferences > Startup Applications
Vasil Valchev
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ok, thank you for answering. And how can I access that system etc? I'm a beginner.....sorry. – user153959 Apr 30 '13 at 08:23
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ok, I found Startup applications preferences....but it is empty !! – user153959 Apr 30 '13 at 08:33
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- Press Super (windows key), search for Startup Applications and open it. If you see pidgin there, deselect it.
If don't follow next steps:
- open a Terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run next command (that show hidden startup aplications):
sudo sed -i "s/NoDisplay=true/NoDisplay=false/g" /etc/xdg/autostart/*.desktop - reopen Startup Applications as in step 1.
- now you should see for sure pidgin, deselect it.
- open a Terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run next command (that show hidden startup aplications):
Also, this video should be helpful: Tricks to Speed Up Ubuntu.
Radu Rădeanu
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1Radu, thank you. I saw the list but Pidgin was not in it. I looked twice. But Pidgin appears in the list of the little envelope sign, up and right on the screen. Is it a bug? – user153959 Apr 30 '13 at 09:34
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