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  1. 09-19-2009 #1
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    Starting firefox automaticly

    How can I start firefox when the system boots? I am using suse 11.0.
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    Assuming that you run KDE 4.X as the GUI

    Put a script in the Autostart directory under the ~ /.kde4 directory

    Code:
    #! /bin/bash
firefox
    That should do it. Note: the .kde4 directory is a hidden directory because it starts with a period. If using the GUI you need to set View-Show hidden on.
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    Where will i find .kde4

    Thanks for your reply. However I have been unable to locate .kde.

    Quote Originally Posted by gogalthorp View Post
    Assuming that you run KDE 4.X as the GUI

    Put a script in the Autostart directory under the ~ /.kde4 directory

    Code:
    #! /bin/bash
firefox
    That should do it. Note: the .kde4 directory is a hidden directory because it starts with a period. If using the GUI you need to set View-Show hidden on.
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    Quote Originally Posted by abique View Post
    Thanks for your reply. However I have been unable to locate .kde.
    The dot in front of the folder name indicates that it's a hidden folder. You'll need to set your file manager to show hidden files, then you should be able to find it.
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  6. 09-19-2009 #6
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    They are assuming you're running KDE. Open a terminal and do

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    cd ~
ls .kde
    to see if you have a .kde folder.

    This HOWTO: Automatically Start a Program When KDE Starts : New Linux User - Linux Tips – Information for Using Linux should help for KDE

    This Ubuntu Desktop Guide - Run programs automatically when GNOME starts should help for Gnome.


    Also usually once you have everything set up and on which desktop you have it, when you shut down KDE nicely, it should save the settings.
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