Spurious applications on startup

[Verde Denim]

On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 4:14 PM, Josh Holland <jshholland at googlemail.com>wrote:

> On Sat, 2008-08-30 at 15:54 -0400, Verde Denim wrote:
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> > On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 3:37 PM, Josh Holland
> > <jshholland at googlemail.com> wrote:
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> >         On Sat, 2008-08-30 at 15:22 -0400, Verde Denim wrote:
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> >         [snip]
> >         > I set up a few programs to run on startup (such as a
> >         terminal, a
> >         > little
> >         > "reminder.py" script I wrote myself and Rhythmbox/Banshee)
> >         using
> >         > System
> >         > > Preferences > Sessions. But I decided to turn these off.
> >         But,
> >         > whenever
> >         > I turn on the computer (an 18-month-old Dell Inspiron 1300
> >         with 512 MB
> >         > RAM and 2.7 GHz ix86 processor) I get first my home folder
> >         opening,
> >         > followed by Banshee, even though the file browser was never
> >         on my
> >         > startup list, and I removed the Banshee entry. I appreciate
> >         all help
> >         > given.
> >         > Check Preferences ->Sessions ->Session Options. You probably
> >         have
> >         > the  "Automatically remember applications" selected.
> >         De-select
> >         > it, close everything you don't want to reappear on your next
> >         login,
> >         > and restart gdm. That should fix it.
> >         >
> >         > Jack
> >         >
> >         >
> >         > - --
> >
> >         No, that hasn't solved it.
> > Is the option in Sessions currently set? If not, Can you list what's
> > in the 'Current Session' and also what is selected in the 'Startup'
> > List?
> >
> > Jack
> >
> >
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> The checkbox in "Session Options" is not set.
> In "Startup Programs" there is:
> Bluetooth Manager
> Check for new hardware drivers
> Evolution Alarm Notifier
> Network Manager
> Power Manager
> Print Queue Applet
> PulseAudio Session Management
> Rhythmbox (not checked)
> Terminal (not checked)
> Tracker
> Tracker Applet
> Update Notifier
> User folders update
> Visual Assistance
> Volume Manager
>
> And in Current Session (with options removed):
> gnome-control-center
> gnome-panel
> nautilus
> seahorse-daemon
> update-notifier
> gnome-power-manager
> compiz
> bluetooth-applet
> gnome-at-visual
> jockey-gtk
> /usr/lib/evolution/2.22/evolution-alarm-notify
> tracker-applet
> xdg-user-dirs-gtk-update
> trackerd
> /usr/lib/gnome-volume-manager/gnome-volume-manager
> pactl load-module module-x11-xsmp
> nm-applet
> /usr/bin/system-config-printer-applet
> banshee #tried removing this and restarting, had no effect
> evolution-exchange-storage
> computertemp
> fast-user-switch-applet
> deskbar-applet
> gnome-session-properties
> evolution
> evolution-alarm-notify
>
> Hope this helps -- I spent enough time typing it in!


Ok. Turn off what you don't want. Then go into Session Options, and click
"Remember Currently Running Applications".
Then either restart Ubuntu, or go to a terminal and type sudo killall gdm...

That should reset what the session manager is saving.

Jack

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