how to add startup to application on fedora 15

[kiki2009]

kindly help me how to add start up for the JDownloader on fedora 15

[sea]

Hi Kiki

This might help:
http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=147412

Or if you're more into scripts, this is the hardcore version
http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=85120

Hope this helps
Cheerio

---------- Post added at 12:15 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:42 AM ----------
EDIT:
Gnome-Session-Manager should do the trick.
Just add jdownload to it.

Hmm to test what i just posted i tried this:
I cannot add anything to "lxsession-edit", dont know if gnome session handler can.

So i tried:
sudo gedit /etc/rc.d/rc.local

And added these lines

# sea's additions
/usr/bin/lxterminal --display=1
/usr/bin/firefox --display=2
/usr/bin/evolution --display=2
/usr/bin/rhythmbox --display=3

Sadly this doesnt work at all
Actualy, my lxpanel has some graphic bugs by now..

[spiketailz]

Originally Posted by sea

Hi Kiki

Sadly this doesnt work at all
Actualy, my lxpanel has some graphic bugs by now..

No worries. Try appending it to you login profile. Once you logged in, the program will start automatically. Give a try.

[sea]

Tested: ~/.bash_login
Content:

# ~/.bash_login
echo test
zenity --entry
/usr/bin/lxterminal --display=1
/usr/bin/firefox --display=Internet
/usr/bin/evolution --display=2
/usr/bin/rhythmbox --display=3

Result: nothing happens

Tested: /etc/profile.d/myscript.sh
Content:

#!/bin/bash
echo test
zenity --entry
/usr/bin/lxterminal --display=1
/usr/bin/firefox --display=Internet
/usr/bin/evolution --display="2"
/usr/bin/rhythmbox --display="BG"

Result: Is executed on EVERY new terminal

Further, /etc/profile.d/myscript.sh produces these errors:

test
zenity

(lxterminal:4714): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: 1
Error: cannot open display: Internet
Cannot open display: 2
Cannot open display: BG
Run '/usr/bin/rhythmbox --help' to see a full list of available command line options.

Conclusion:
sudo echo "/usr/bin/filetoexecute --arguments" >> etc/profile.d/myscript.sh
Will work, but also executes them with every new terminal, which i dont think is the desired result of the OP.

[spiketailz]

Try the below steps.

#1. login to your home directory, find file '.bashrc'. Append the command with obsolete path following with '&',

error finding: Still if you have problem, share me the output of this command ' echo $DISPLAY'

example:

$ echo $DISPLAY
:0.0
$

Note: You should get the display as :0.0 // should find two numerals.

[sea]

[simon@localhost ~]$ echo $DISPLAY
:0

obsolete? Do you mean absolute path?
so like: /usr/bin/firefox & ?

~/.bashrc
testing now.. /usr/bin/lxterminal --display=:0.1 &
results: (lxterminal:5537): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0.1

[spiketailz]

Originally Posted by sea

obsolete? Do you mean absolute path?
so like: /usr/bin/firefox & ?

testing now

Yep. Full path is the absolute path. You display is wrong. Export display as give below. And append it to .bashrc.

How to export display variable?
Ans: export DISPLAY=:0.0

[DBelton]

to get it to run when you login to lxde, you need to create a *.desktop file in ~/.config/autostart

There should be some .desktop files already there you can use for a template.

For example (bare minimum) to start firefox

[Desktop Entry] 

Type=Application

Exec=firefox

[sea]

Yea uhm.. Display is the virtual desktop right?
Just to be sure.
--

Cannot open display: :0.2
Cannot open display: :0.3
Run '/usr/bin/rhythmbox --help' to see a full list of available command line options.
[simon@localhost ~]$ Error: cannot open display: :0.2

Now, on login nothing happens, on terminal start, it sais the already mentioned error message, and doesnt continue until i press ctrl+c

AHAHA Thank you DBelton!
Thats somewhat easier!

EDIT: after pressing ctrl+c it looks like:
[1] Exit 1 /usr/bin/firefox --display=:0.2
[2]- Exit 1 /usr/bin/evolution --display=:0.2
[3]+ Exit 1 /usr/bin/rhythmbox --display=:0.3
I'd still like to get some apps on certain 'desktops', you know, those you access by ctrl+alt+ARROW.

[spiketailz]

okay. Revert back the display. If you are trying to run rhythmbox. The correct parameter is "rhythmbox %U"

[DBelton]

BTW.. your .bashrc file is only executed on starting a non-login shell. bash_profile is executed on starting a login shell.

So, say, you’d like to print some lengthy diagnostic information about your machine each time you login (load average, memory usage, current users, etc). You only want to see it on login, so you only want to place this in your .bash_profile. If you put it in your .bashrc, you’d see it every time you open a new terminal window.

[spiketailz]

Originally Posted by DBelton

BTW.. your .bashrc file is only executed on starting a non-login shell. bash_profile is executed on starting a login shell.

So, say, you’d like to print some lengthy diagnostic information about your machine each time you login (load average, memory usage, current users, etc). You only want to see it on login, so you only want to place this in your .bash_profile. If you put it in your .bashrc, you’d see it every time you open a new terminal window.

Yes you are right. i.e when you try to open one more 'gnome-terminal' a new process is forked.

[DBelton]

the problem with putting gnome or lxde startup applications in bash_profile is that it tries to run them before gnome or lxde is running. If you put them in bashrc, then it won't run when gnoe or lxde starts, but will run every time you open a terminal window

[sea]

Hmm guess thats a LXDE issue..

Content of: ~/.bash_login
# ~/.bash_login
zenity --entry

On login, i dont get a zenity dialog.

Originally Posted by DBelton

the problem with putting gnome or lxde startup applications in bash_profile is that it tries to run them before gnome or lxde is running. If you put them in bashrc, then it won't run when gnoe or lxde starts, but will run every time you open a terminal window

Ok, so i could try to execute a script from bash_login, and that other script starts with a sleep 10 or something.

[DBelton]

the thing to remember is that bash_profile is run before bash returns the initial command prompt. So anything you put in there will be executed as soon as bash starts.

If you start a script, then it will wait until that script ends to continue with the login, unless you start the script in a sub-shell and fork a new process.