Startup Programs option missing

NoOp glgxg at sbcglobal.net
Mon Sep 29 23:04:54 UTC 2014


On 09/29/2014 02:02 PM, Chris wrote:
> On Mon, 2014-09-29 at 12:29 -0700, NoOp wrote:
>> On 09/28/2014 05:56 PM, Chris wrote:
>> > I'm running Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS, Gnome 3.12.2. Seems as though the option
>> > for adding programs to run at startup has gone missing. I can't find it
>> > anywhere. Under 'Tweaks' > Startup Applications pressing the '+' does
>> > nothing. Any help would be appreciated.
>> 
>> Try running
>> gnome-session-properties
>> from the terminal & see if the application is actually working.
>> 
>> These might also be of interest/help:
>> <http://gnomeshell.wordpress.com/2011/08/28/manage-the-startup-applications/>
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-gnome/+bug/1310003>
>> 
>> 
> Running 'gnome-session-properties' shows:
> 
> chris at localhost:~$ gnome-session-properties
> The program 'gnome-session-properties' is currently not installed. You
> can install it by typing:
> sudo apt-get install gnome-session-bin
> chris at localhost:~$ sudo apt-get install gnome-session-bin
> [sudo] password for chris: 
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree       
> Reading state information... Done
> gnome-session-bin is already the newest version.
> 
> The 2nd link you sent is exactly the same as the above. Now, since the
> bug is still present in 14.04.1 do I need to add to it or just let it go
> and see if it will get fixed?
...

You can log in and click the " This bug affects 6 people. Does this bug
affect you? Edit " link & select that it also affects you. You can also
then try reinstalling gnome-session properties to see if that clears it
up for you:

$ sudo apt-get install --reinstall gnome-session-bin








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