How to launch programs on LXDE startup

[mcollard]

Hello! I have a PI I'm using as a keyosk on my wall. I just want it to display a webpage.

How do I launch programs on LXDE startup?

I've tried the wiki page ( http://wiki.lxde.org/en/Autostart / https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/LX ... t_Programs ) without success.

I want it to launch midori.

I'm currently7 using the example, an autostart file in the auto start folder:

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[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Exec=wicd-client -n

Can anyone post a suggestion?

[chris_c]

that exec line *might* need quotes I think it ignores everything after the first space if not quoted (I could be mixing this up with something else), but .desktop files *are* the way to go as multiple freedesktop compliant managers use this mechanism

oh and try the full path of the exe as shown by whereis

[spottypaws]

I would also really like to do this, and to set the browser automatically to fullscreen mode as it loads - is that possible please?

[AndrewS]

I would also really like to do this, and to set the browser automatically to fullscreen mode as it loads - is that possible please?

You'll need to experiment with the command-line options https://midori.jottit.com/terminal_options

[Benonymous]

Here's what worked for me. After much research and fiddling about.
Start up leafpad from a command window with

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sudo leafpad

Go to "File" "Open" and click on "File System" on the left hand pane.
Now in the right hand pane, navigate to: etc/xdg/lxsession/lxde and open the autostart file.

In the autostart file you'll find about four entries all preceded by the @ symbol. If you want to autostart Midori just add @midori on a new line. Save the file and exit out of leafpad. Restart your Pi and after the desktop appears, be patient, and Midori will start up on the last page visited or the homepage depending on your settings.
I used this to autostart the clock in gDesklets and Midori on a weather service page.

[TfromNYC]

Worked for me! Thanks!
minor correction, the /LXDE/ should be caps.

I'm running a python script automatically upon start up with the line:

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@python mypython.py

[pee]

Hey, thanks TfromNYC and Benonymous! I'm a Pi newbie. I was so proud of myself after "discovering"
~/.config/autostart
that I posted about it, not realizing that most people looking to autostart something don't even want
the desktop. But a newbie like me is still very happy to have the desktop, and this
/etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE/autostart
approach seems much handier than making launchers.

[bleeper4]

I tried this and discovered that for some programs, it will start TWO instances of the program at startup. The reason I found out is because I'm autostarting qemu (which uses 100% CPU), and when I closed qemu, my Pi was still using 100% CPU. Let the user beware!

Can anyone suggest a workaround?

[pee]

Hi Bleeper. Any chance it's done once for root and then again for pi? If so, have you tried the other approach, ie. a launcher in /home/pi/.config/autostart? Presumably that would only be done for pi.

[KenT]

This is what I do for a Python progrma; no need to edit a system file:

• Create the folder home/pi/.config/lxsession/LXDE

• In this folder put a file named autostart containing one line specifying the full path of the file to be executed:

e.g. python /home/pi/pipresents/pipresents.py <options>

• Make the autostart file executable by using the properties menu in the File Manager to alter the permissions on the file.

[windy54]

This post is just what I am looking for.

I have got a program which works when I run it from a LXterminal window using the command
python wii_remote.py

I have followed the instructions, autostart is executable, nothing happens.

Normally the program will output some text to the window, do I need to do something else to open a window and then run the program?

As you can see from the title of the program I am trying to connect to a wii remote. The idea being to use a model A to control a robot from a wii remote . The model A does not detect my blue tooth adapter when fitted to a USB hub, I have just found out that my model B only detects the Bluetooth adapter when fitted to the USB on the PI , so I am wondering if this is my problem on the model A. Hence I need a python program to auto run because I will only be able to have the Bluetooth adapter fitted to the model A.

[zx5000]

placing a .desktop in the ~/.config/autostart folder does work. Here's what I did to make it work.

1. Create the autostart folder ( mkdir .config/autostart)
2. Create the desktop as above
3. Make it executable (chmod 755 .config/autostart/my_command.desktop

Reboot and be happy.

I used this to broadcast the PI's IP address multicast so I can find it when I DHCP on a different network.

[budi]

i have try it, but not work,i want run c++ program automatic
.please give me a tutorial for dummie, please

[KenT]

When using my autostart method or using sudo I had trouble with file references. Make sure you use full path references if you are accessing files in the program. What is worse there is no lxterminal window to report the errors.

Please refer to the method I described a few messages above

If you do . autostart from a lxterminal open in its directory you can see any debug messages that python produces.

[Lgmaia]

Hi,

The way that I found to run a python script during the LXDE startup is editing the autostart file in the LXDE directory.

~/etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE

In the autostart file you will find four lines starting with @, add a new line and type @python "full path for the python script" ( don't use the quotes).

I hope that it help.

[mob-i-l]

Worked for me! Thanks!
minor correction, the /LXDE/ should be caps.

In the latest Raspbian it should be /LXDE-pi/.

[DeZ]

Hello

I want to launch Citrix Receiver with ica file configuration but it doesn't work

I use PI2 RASPBIAN Jessie with autologin in desktop with pi user

I create shell file to launch my citrix program and write the command into autostart , see beelow that i do :

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pi@raspberrypi:~ $ pwd
/home/pi

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ cat ica.sh
/opt/Citrix/ICAClient/wfica.sh /home/pi/Downloads/SCWNCIT013.ica

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ cat /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE-pi/autostart
@lxpanel --profile LXDE-pi
@pcmanfm --desktop --profile LXDE-pi
@lxterminal -e /home/pi/ica.sh
@xscreensaver -no-splash
@xset s off
@xset -dpms
@xset s noblank

[Nick_Bot4853]

I would like to know how to run a script on shutdown of the Pi. I have the wake up script working because of this post now I want to run a goodbye script because I am using my Pi as a twitter bot and I would like to notify my followers of shutdown automatically instead of manually. If you could help that would be fantastic.

https://twitter.com/Ninja_Bot4853

[gordon77]

http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions ... -at-reboot

may help.