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How to autoHow to run a file at boot on Linux mint 16.

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March 26, 2014 12:54:50 PM

I am fairly new to Linux and so I decided to download conky to customize my desktop but, the problem is that the last step requires you to set the file to boot at start up. I have no idea on how do this, any idea?

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March 26, 2014 1:19:29 PM

They dont include any method for Linux Mint 16, already looked there.

Edit: Figured it out myself never mind.
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March 26, 2014 3:34:15 PM

Do you think you could share how you did it? Others may stumble upon this thread and if the solution is here then it could help them.
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March 26, 2014 5:38:42 PM

Sure, Click the start menu and then type System settings in the search field. Then when system settings is open in the bottom right hand corner of the window is startup programs and click on that. From there when the window pops up you can add or remove programs you want to run on startup.
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March 26, 2014 7:39:34 PM

FYI LinuxMint is Ubuntu. Practically any commands that work for Ubuntu also apply to Mint.
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March 28, 2014 1:58:30 AM

Another way to do it is with a cron job. There are several frontends available but none are as complete as the command line. Cron lets you schedule times for things to run or stop, even activate at boot. One thing to note is that if it requires sudo powers you type sudo crontab -e and for normal launches simply crontab -e.

For example, if I add
30 5 30 3 apt-get install calligraflow dia -y --force-yes --fix-mi
to sudo crontab -e the computer will download and install calligraflow and dia at 5:30AM the 30th of march.
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March 28, 2014 2:44:03 PM

Looks cool, might give it a try.
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