Startup Applications not working in 16.04

[Barry Premeaux]

Just tried reinstalling xscreensaver packages.  Still not resolved.  May
have to just live with it for now.

On Sat, Aug 19, 2017 at 3:30 PM, Barry Premeaux <bpremeaux at gmail.com> wrote:

> >Can you copy/paste the desktop file here?
>
> I compared it to my old laptop that is running 14.04.  It works there.
>
> [Desktop Entry]
> Type=Application
> Exec=/usr/bin/xscreensaver -nosplash
> Hidden=false
> NoDisplay=false
> X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true
> Name[en_US]=Xscreensaver
> Name=Xscreensaver
> Comment[en_US]=Screensaver
> Comment=Screensaver
>
> The only thing I could see, other than xscreensaver -nosplash, was the
> 'X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true".  In 16.04, it is enable and in 14.04 it
> is enabled.  I changed my 16.04 file to match the 14.04 version and still
> no luck.  Still get the daemon not running alert.
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 19, 2017 at 1:56 PM, Barry Premeaux <bpremeaux at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> [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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