Spurious applications on startup

Josh Holland jshholland at googlemail.com
Sun Aug 31 16:39:49 UTC 2008


On Sat, 2008-08-30 at 18:01 -0400, Verde Denim wrote:
> 
> 
> On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 5:05 PM, Josh Holland
> <jshholland at googlemail.com> wrote:
>         
>         On Sat, 2008-08-30 at 16:39 -0400, Verde Denim wrote:
>         >
>         >
>         > 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:
>         >         >
>         >         >
>         >         > On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 3:37 PM, Josh Holland
>         >         > <jshholland at googlemail.com> wrote:
>         >         >
>         >         >         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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>         Well, all that fiddling got rid of the file browser, but
>         banshee is
>         still starting on login. Also, sudo killall gdm just brings up
>         a screen
>         of pretty colours that can only be got rid of by holding down
>         the power
>         button.
> 
> So, you're saying that if you stop gdm (which should start a new X
> session), your machine locks up entirely?
> Or is it just slow to respond (I have a 512 machine that isn't exactly
> to my liking in the response department)
> 
> Jack 
> 
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Yeah, but since I got through this far without it, I can manage from now
on. I'm happy just restarting. I'd rather focus on the original problem.





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