How to remove autostartup programs.

[dr_serious]

I got Kubuntu kde 4.1 (the latest version 8.10) yesterday I installed pidgin (a messinger program). Now today I started my computer back up, kubuntu starts perfectly but when pidgin wants to startup everything blocks, nothing I can do except moving the mouse...
(I googled already a few sites, they all say remove it from the autostart map but pidgin isn't in the folder...)

some one got an idea what I can do to fix this?
thx


edit:
removed pidgin and kubuntu was still stuck.

[Giles]

I'm not certain, but it might be worth looking in the folder /etc/rc.d (and its sub-folders) for anything pidgin-related. (Scripts in that folder are run on start-up, so it might be that this is what causes pidgin to be loaded).

Giles

[dr_serious]

No such folder exists...
isn't there a way to tell kubuntu to start nothing?

[reed9]

Open System Settings, click the Advanced tab, there is a selection for Autostart.

Rereading your post, what's more likely is that you have pidgin in the saved session. Under that Advanced Tab, there is also a selection for Session Management. Open that, and select "Start with an Empty Session".

[dr_serious]

that would be the perfect solution when kubuntu was still runnning but kubuntu freezes when I start up becouse pidgin blocks when it starts after kubuntu starts (becouse of the auto start)

the only way I can fix this is via terminal, but I got no idea how I can find the map of pidgin nor the autostart folder(one that exists)...

some one else got an idea?

[rokytnji]

Never done this, but you want a idea heres one. If me, I would boot up a live cd. Mount my Kubuntu files in live mode. Search for any thing related to pidgin and delete it till it starts on its own.

[dr_serious]

Nice idea, trying it...

[reed9]

Just remove pidgin. Re-install it later if you want it, though Kopete is a fine instant messenger client.

sudo apt-get remove pidgin

If you want to locate things pidgin related on your system do

sudo updatedb
locate pidgin

The saved session files are somewhere in the hidden files in your home directory. Not at my linux box, and I don't quite remember, but it's in ~/.kde4/ or one of those I think.

[dr_serious]

its to mutch work with the live cd cuz you need to change all te rights off every map.

I uninstalled it like reed9 said, worked perfectly thx!

after that I rebooted and logged in in kubuntu it was still stuck so problem is still the same... (looked like pidgin wasn't the problem)

I used ps -A to see all my processes and ksmserver = <defunct>

is this normal?
any one got an idea what else could be wrong?

[blinky]

Take a look in :

/etc/xdg/autostart/

(This one shoulde be gnomem only but you never know)
/usr/share/gnome/autostart

Also (it might be different for kde4)
~/.kde/Autostart