Chapter 2. Setting up startup applications in GNOME

Procedure

1. Open Tweaks. For more details see Launching applications in GNOME.

2. Select Startup Applications in the left side bar.

   

3. Click the plus sign button (+).

   

4. Select an application from the list of available applications and click Add.

   

Verification

1. Open Tweaks.
2. Select Startup Applications in the left side bar.

3. List of applications launched at start will be present in the center section.

   

Procedure

1. Locate the .desktop file in the /usr/share/applications/ directory that corresponds to the application you want to start automatically.

2. As the root user, copy the .desktop file to the /home/<targetuser>/.config/autostart/ directory:

   # cp /usr/share/applications/<yourapp>.desktop /home/<targetuser>/.config/autostart/

   Replace <yourapp> with the name of your application. Replace <targetuser> with the username.

3. Ensure that the .desktop file is owned by the target user and has the correct permissions:

   # chown <targetuser>:<targetuser> /home/<targetuser>/.config/autostart/<yourapp>.desktop
   # chmod 644 /home/<targetuser>/.config/autostart/<yourapp>.desktop

   Replace <targetuser> with the username. Replace <yourapp>.desktop with the .desktop file you copied.

Procedure

1. Locate the .desktop file in the /usr/share/applications/ directory that corresponds to the application you want to start automatically.

2. As the root user, copy the .desktop file to the /etc/xdg/autostart/ directory:

   # cp /usr/share/applications/<yourapp>.desktop /etc/xdg/autostart/

   Replace <yourapp> with the name of your application.

3. Ensure that the .desktop file has the correct permissions to be read by all users:

   # chmod 644 /etc/xdg/autostart/<yourapp>.desktop

   Replace <yourapp>.desktop with the .desktop file you copied.