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KevinG

Member

Registered: 2014-07-04

Posts: 11

Run shell script after desktop start

Good Morning

I am a recent convert to SliTaz and am keen on everything I have seen so far.

However I am having a major issue trying to get a shell script to run after the desktop has come up.

I am trying to build a distro for use on a pxe server, however I am having identical issues with 2 hard drive installs.  I am using 5.0RC2 generally from the core flavour.  I am happy to try any other if anyone can suggest ways to not waste more time.

Basically I want to run a script after the desktop is up.  I have tried and failed:-

Adding to /etc/xdg/autostart

Adding to /etc/init.d/local.sh

adding to /etc/rcS.conf

adding to /etc/init.d/rcS

adding to /user/tux/.config/autostart

I have tried running the script directly and with /scriptname & then in that script a sleep 20 then fg and then the script I want.

All have spectacularly failed.

I have spent hours scouring the documentation, forums and the net generally and am now feeling quite stupid.

I am at a loss what to do next.

Can anyone help?

Thanks

Kevin

az_ua

Moderator

Registered: 2014-05-02

Posts: 284

Re: Run shell script after desktop start

/etc/xdg/autostart is a directory for *.desktop files not for sh-script. Copy&Rename it, then edit [c]Exec=[/c].

~/.config/openbox/autostart works only for pure openbox, NOT in lxde.

/user/tux/.config/autostart - i hope you mean ~/.config/autostart/ - interestingly: if to modify something in lxsession-edit e.g. just remove yad-package-notify - then autocreating of [c]~/.config/openbox/autostart[/c] fails, but why? this is not [c]~/.config/autostart/[/c]

I have tried running the script directly

All have spectacularly failed.

WHAT? so problem is in your script, not with autorun? 

Have you tried [c]chmod 777[/c] and [c]chmod +x scriptname[/c]?

KevinG

Member

Registered: 2014-07-04

Posts: 11

Re: Run shell script after desktop start

Thanks for the reply.

Apologies.  I have failed to be clear. 

My script runs fine.  I am failing to get it to run automatically on startup.

I have copied one of the existing files in /etc/xdg/autostart and edited it to run my script and it seems to be working.

Many thanks

KevinG

Member

Registered: 2014-07-04

Posts: 11

Re: Run shell script after desktop start

In Summary for anyone with similar problems:

I created a file called startup.desktop in /etc/xdg/autostart

it contains:

[Desktop Entry]

Type=Application

Name=Starter

Name[fr]=Starter

Name[pt]=Starter

Name[pt_BR]=Starter

Name[ru]=Starter

Exec=/routeto/starter.sh

NotShowIn=XFCE;Razor;

I'm not sure the last line or the other language names are required, but it is working fine for me.

Thanks again to az_ua