Startup Scripts Help

FriedChips · #1 18th September 2011, 10:12 AM

In need of some help with the startup scripts. I have installed Fedora 15 LXDE spin. Gnome 3 is really not my thing. I actually didn't much care for LXDE either. I landed on openbox for a de. It is quite minimal but still has everything I wanted. I would really like to get rid of the login manager tho. Not even sure which one the LXDE spin uses by default. I just want openbox to start automagically with my user. I also need the wicd service to start automatically, and would love to have xcompmgr and avant-window-navigator autostart. Can anyone help me with which login scripts these changes need to be made to? Thanks in advance.

Fried.

stevea · #2 18th September 2011, 10:59 AM

Several of the login managers/diplay-managers hae the auto-login option. (Gnome's gdm doesn't I think).
Look in /etc/sysconfig/desktop if it exits). It gives the *dm in use. If none specified or no file i's gdm.
lxdm and kdm are options. Install the packages, set the desktop file and edit the config for autologin.

FriedChips · #3 18th September 2011, 12:29 PM

/etc/sysconfig/desktop showed that lxdm was being used. After a little reading I found that /etc/lxdm/lxdm.conf was what I needed to edit. The options are already there just need uncommented an modified to suit. The interesting part was that I first set the default session command to /usr/bin/openbox. This didn't do what I expected. I guess that lxdm uses the openbox wm somehow? and when I picked the openbox from the lxdm login screen what I got was openbox with lxde features which I must say is a perfect balance of features and simplicity. Then I tried /usr/bin/openbox-lxde. This seemed to do the same thing. Finally I landed on /usr/bin/openbox-session. That got me where I wanted. Thanks for the help thus far!

sea · #4 18th September 2011, 01:22 PM

What do you mean by startup scripts?

Simply to start apps on login?
This might help: http://wiki.lxde.org/de/LXSession#autostart

How tp make make start on diffrent desktops?
Then its more like: http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=269322

FriedChips · #5 19th September 2011, 04:58 AM

Sea, yes for the xcompmgr and avant-window-navigator I simply need them to autostart. I guess maybe the only thing I need the actual startup scripts for is to have the wicd service started on bootup? IDK. Your links were of some help, however it seems that those autostart files only launch when you start a full out LXDE session. I am only using an openbox session with the LXDE features or something like that. It is more than just openbox but not a full blown LXDE session. I am gonna look around to see if OpenBox has a similar startup file.

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Okay found some similar info. http://openbox.org/wiki/Help:Autostart I have placed files containing the commands I want executed on startup to no avail.

cat ~/.config/openbox/autostart

Code:

xcompmgr &
avant-window-navigator &

and also

cat /etc/xdg/openbox/autostart

Code:

xcompmgr &
avant-window-navigator &

Not sure why that isn't working. Any other ideas?

flyingfsck · #6 19th September 2011, 05:34 AM

Hmm, 'don't much care for LXDE either':
You should try XFCE. It is significantly more polished than LXDE.

FriedChips · #7 19th September 2011, 09:08 AM

Openbox under LXDE is very leightweight and functional. It's quite sweet with xcompmgr and awn.

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okay I'm getting closer here. I got the wicd service to autostart with:

Code:

# chkconfig wicd on

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Alright I'm there now. It seems that fedora uses an older version of OpenBox than what the howto is written for. The autostart files before 3.5 were called autostart.sh not just autostart. Once I modified autostart.sh Everything was golden. Thanks for Everyones help!

sea · #8 19th September 2011, 11:28 AM

Did you try the folder: "~/config/autostart"
This folder should be read on login.

€dit:
If you're heading now where i just moved...
~/.config/openbox/lxde-rc.xml
to get them started on the proper desk

FriedChips · #9 20th September 2011, 06:42 AM

Are you suggesting I use the lxde-rc.xml files to autostart them? Proper Desk? You mean which desktop ( of the 4 )? The two I need autolaunched have to be active for all Desktops. xcompmgr is just kind of a background thing. It's a lightweight compisiting manager. awn looks like crap with no compositing active, and compiz is just overkill for my lappy. One more screenshot just to show off. I really love the results here. Openbox is perfect to use with awn too. If it crashes I still have the right click menu, but absolutely no panel or any other "blemishes" on my screen. I love my real estate

sea · #10 20th September 2011, 10:36 PM

No, the xml file is just how/where they are placed and will look like.
Its place is in.. guess it was: /home/$USER/.config/openbox

To start your apps, its the common folder (might need to create it first, though) /home/$USER/.config/autostart

Just place some basic *.desktop files in there, they MAY include special startup arguments.
I've used them to have a backround terminal without decoration, maximized but not fullscreen, so i can still 'access' my hidden menubar

Here's what i've added to lxde-rc.xml: (note the diffrences between lxterminal and sea console)

PHP Code:


			
    <!--    # my stuff
    sudo leafpad $HOME/.config/openbox/lxde-rc.xml
    obxprop | grep "^_OB_APP"     # this one's to get the apps info: role, name, type, etc
-->
    <!-- Terminal -->
    <application title="Lxerminal">
      <decor>yes</decor>
      <fullscreen>no</fullscreen>
      <skip_taskbar>no</skip_taskbar>
      <skip_pager>no</skip_pager>
    </application>
    <!-- BG Console -->
    <application title="sea Console">
      <decor>no</decor>
      <fullscreen>no</fullscreen>
      <maximized>yes</maximized>
      <skip_taskbar>yes</skip_taskbar>
      <skip_pager>yes</skip_pager>
      <layer>below</layer>
    </application>
    <!-- Firefox -->
    <application class="Firefox" role="browser">
      <decor>no</decor>
      <desktop>2</desktop>
      <fullscreen>yes</fullscreen>
      <maximized>true</maximized>
    </application>
    <!-- Evolution -->
    <application name="evolution*">
      <decor>no</decor>
      <desktop>3</desktop>
      <fullscreen>yes</fullscreen>
      <maximized>true</maximized>
    </application>
    <!-- BG Music -->
    <application name="rhythmbox">
      <decor>yes</decor>
      <desktop>4</desktop>
      <fullscreen>no</fullscreen>
    </application>
    <!-- Communication -->
    <application name="skype">
      <decor>yes</decor>
      <desktop>4</desktop>
      <fullscreen>no</fullscreen>
    </application>
    <application name="xchat2">
      <decor>yes</decor>
      <desktop>4</desktop>
      <fullscreen>no</fullscreen>
    </application>