[ubuntu-in] Session Startup and more

[Alex Gretlein]

On 6/11/07, Francis Bosco <ifrbose at gmail.com> wrote:

>  In windows, we can schedule a task to run at boot-up using task scheduler.
> like that is there any options available in linux especially for Ubuntu edgy

Setting startup programs in Gnome:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AddingProgramToSessionStartup

Using cron to schedule periodic tasks:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CronHowto


> I have installed gxine as .deb package from packages.ubuntu.com in my Edubuntu Edgy.
> I does not make audio sound when playing mpeg and dat formats....

You installed the .deb uding dpkg? Try and stick to using apt,
aptitude, synaptic, etc. especially when dealing with the official
repositories. It will make your life easier. Anyway, this is the
Restricted Formats guide:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats

VLC will play pretty much everything:
sudo apt-get install vlc