Startup Applications not working in 16.04

[Barry Premeaux]

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Exec=/usr/bin/xscreensaver -display :0 -no-splash
Hidden=false
NoDisplay=false
X-GNOME-Autostart-enable=true
Name[en_US]=xscreensaver
Name=xscreensaver
Comment[en_US]=Screensaver
Comment=Screensaver


On Sat, Aug 19, 2017 at 1:44 PM, Colin Law <clanlaw at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 19 August 2017 at 21:33, Barry Premeaux <bpremeaux at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>Have you put the full paths to the commands?  If not then try that.
> >
> > Yes.  Compared paths, and that is ok.  But just found a typo in the
> > My-Weather-Indicator command.  Corrected that and now it comes up.  But,
> no
> > such luck with xscreensaver.  I have tried "/usr/bin/xscreensaver
> -nosplash"
> > and "/usr/bin/xscreensaver -display :0 -no-splash".  Both work from the
> CL.
> > Boot up with either gives me "The XScreen daemon doesn't seem to be
> running
> > on display ":0". Launch it now?"  You click OK and all is well.
>
> Can you copy/paste the desktop file here?
>
> Colin
>
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Aug 19, 2017 at 12:11 PM, Colin Law <clanlaw at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> On 19 August 2017 at 18:50, Barry Premeaux <bpremeaux at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > I have been struggling to get Xscreensaver and My-Weather-Indicator to
> >> > run
> >> > at startup.  I have been able to start both from the command line.
> >> > Entered
> >> > the same commands in Startup Applications, but neither will run at
> boot
> >> > up.
> >> > Looked at .config/autostart and both are there and the config entries
> >> > appear
> >> > correct.  Not sure where to look next.
> >>
> >> Have you put the full paths to the commands?  If not then try that.
> >>
> >> Colin
> >>
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