How do I delay launching Splashtop at startup by ten seconds?

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I'm trying to delay the command python /opt/splashtop-streamer/SRStreamer.pyc by ten seconds at startup, everything I have tried is failing. If I remember correctly a command with sh at the beginning was the only way I ever got this to work. I've looked all over the internet for the answer.

Both of the answers work but there's a bug I can't fix that has something to do with these solutions.

...and what exactly have you tried? If you give details, it's easier to spot a solution for you. Moreover, it's not clear what you mean for startup. System startup? Your graphic login? Console login? Please edit your question. — Rmano, Oct 18 '14 at 07:40
also possible duplicate of How can I delay a specific program on startup? — αғsнιη, Oct 18 '14 at 07:50
possible duplicate of Execute a command 20 seconds after the desktop is booted — Jacob Vlijm, Oct 18 '14 at 08:03

score 5 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 18 '14 at 07:53

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Prefixing the command with sleep 10 && should do the work if I correctly understood your question. Like this

bash -c 'sleep 10 && python /opt/splashtop-streamer/SRStreamer.pyc'

Try man sleep for more options.

edited Oct 18 '14 at 07:53

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answered Oct 18 '14 at 07:28

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The program won't load at startup with this command. I think I got it to load before with a sh command. – Daniel Oct 18 '14 at 12:18

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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This is what works: sh -c "sleep 10 && python /opt/splashtop-streamer/SRStreamer.pyc" but it's leading to another problem which I posted here: Another copy of splashtop streamer is running

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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answered Oct 18 '14 at 14:19

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How do I delay launching Splashtop at startup by ten seconds?

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