<div dir="ltr">To answer your 3rd question about how to run an application on start up, That is usualy dependant on which distribution you use.. assuming it's +11.04 then it's simple just do the following:<br><ul><li>
<p class="line862">Go to System > Preferences > Sessions (or Startup Applications) <span class="anchor" id="line-50"></span></p></li><li>Select the "Startup Programs" tab <span class="anchor" id="line-51"></span></li>
<li>Click add <span class="anchor" id="line-52"></span></li><li>Enter a name to call the application (any name will do) <span class="anchor" id="line-53"></span></li><li>In the "Startup command box," enter the command <span class="anchor" id="line-54"></span></li>
<li>Click OK (You should see your new command) <span class="anchor" id="line-55"></span></li><li>Click Close <span class="anchor" id="line-56"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-57"></span></li></ul>Test by restarting or logging out and back in. <br>
<br><p class="line874">If you <b>no longer </b>want the application to start up when you logon: <span class="anchor" id="line-70"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-71"></span></p><ul><li><p class="line862">Go to System > Preferences > Sessions <span class="anchor" id="line-72"></span></p>
</li><li>Select the "Startup Programs" tab <span class="anchor" id="line-73"></span></li><li>Select the application you want to remove <span class="anchor" id="line-74"></span></li><li>Click Remove <span class="anchor" id="line-75"></span></li>
<li>Click Close <span class="anchor" id="line-76"></span></li></ul><p class="line867"><strong>OR</strong> <span class="anchor" id="line-77"></span></p>Un-check the box next to the name of the application <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On 13 May 2012 01:22, Ahmed Faissl <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ahmedfaissl@gmail.com" target="_blank">ahmedfaissl@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;border-right:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex">
<div dir="rtl"><div dir="ltr">I can give a hand in the startup thing<br>If you run a server, it's a good practice that you give Webmin a try, you can do anything with the system/server using it including startup anything.<br>
the location is probably anywhere in the system, but everybody use /opt..<br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">2012/5/13 Abdallah Hodieb <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:abdallah.hodieb@gmail.com" target="_blank">abdallah.hodieb@gmail.com</a>></span></div>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="h5"><div dir="ltr">Hi Ubuntu Geeks :D i needed some help . i need to get some better ways rather than just searching for dirty tricks to do the following stuff<div>
<br></div><div><ol><li>If u put a serial / usb device it takes a device file name in /dev ex:ttyUSB0 i want to automatically<b> know when i put the new device its device file name</b> i want to use that to connect a usb modem to serial terminal to use AT commands .</li>
<li>i can remove apache and mysql servers from the running levels using update-rc.d <b> hw can i add them back </b></li><li><b>where are the placess to place an application / script to make it run on start up</b> . another place not the startup menu in ubuntu . i mean if im using a server and i want it to run a script whnever it reboots or sth.</li>
</ol><div>sorry for the long list :D </div></div></div>
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