How to make a program start Auto run at startup?

[Peter Snow]

Hi, I'm trying to make Pidgin instant messaging client run automatically at start-up and was wondering how I should do this?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Peter Snow

[arctic]

Which desktop do you use? KDE? Gnome? Other?

[orts]

If you are using KDe as Desktop just do this.

 

1. Open konsole

2. Write

cd .kde/autostart

3. Still in konsole, write

ln -s /usr/bin/pidgin

4. Hit enter, and now next time you log to yuor Mandriva account Pidgin should start automatically

[Peter Snow]

Thanks Chaps. I'm using KDE, so will give it a try later. If I don't return to this thread please assume it worked for me :)

 

Thanks, peter

[Peter Snow]

I just gave it a try. I opened a console window as administrator from Mandriva Control Center and typed the above command and it said "no such file or directory". So I tried "cd .kde" and that worked but for some reason autostart doesn't work.

 

Could it be that the directory really doesn't yet exist? If so, if I create it from the cammand line and then try your method again, should it work?

 

If so, how do I do that please?

[Peter Snow]

It's ok. I've done it!

 

I found autostart at /home/<username/.kde/Autostart/ and followed your instructions using that path instead.

 

It works a treat. Thanks :)

[orts]

You're welcomme

 

Always glad to help :D