On Mon, 15 May 2023 20:26:09 +0200 <to...@tuxteam.de> wrote: > Is it this mousepad? > > mousepad/stable 0.5.2-1 amd64 > simple Xfce oriented text editor > > > But the program doesn't launch at startup. Where I am going wrong? > > Does it fail to start because the command is run before the GUI > > starts up? > > Then yes: system startup is "too early". Most probably you don't even > want to have it running as a "system program", but as a "user > program", under your user ID and whithin your (user) graphical > session. > > In this case, I'd look at what possibilities your desktop environment > (or window manager) offer. They usually have a way to start programs > at session start (at which point all the environment your mousepad > will need is set up).
Right. If it is that mousepad, and if the OP is running XFCE, he can probably add it to XFCE's session manager. Applications -> Settings -> Session and Startup -> Application Autostart. -- Does anybody read signatures any more? https://charlescurley.com https://charlescurley.com/blog/
