On 06/30/2017 05:00 AM, Liam O'Toole wrote:
On 2017-06-29, David Wright <deb...@lionunicorn.co.uk> wrote:
On Tue 27 Jun 2017 at 08:26:47 (-0500), Richard Owlett wrote:
I am using the MATE desktop on Debian Stretch.
I wish to run a user specific script each time a specific user logs in.
The script is known to work because I manually run it each and every
time I login.
The MATE help system lacks a usable index making finding a specific
option difficult.
One eventually arrives at
Desktop User Guide » Desktop Sessions » Setting Programs to Start
Automatically When You Log In »
which has a section titled "Startup Programs Tab" which says "You
can use the Startup Programs tab to add, modify, and remove startup
programs."
The previous screen had said "The Sessions preference tool allows
you to define which programs are started automatically when you log
in."
*NOWHERE* does the "help system" give Debian applicable instructions
for getting to this "Sessions preference tool". Elsewhere in the
"help system" reference is made to something similar called "System
Manager". But nothing on how to access it either.
Guidance from a MATE user would be appreciated.
I don't understand. I can't believe a DE doesn't have a menu system.
Does it not have an Edit Preferences or some such. Then look for
Startup Programs in whatever Edit Preferences throws up, menu or
dialog box.
Cheers,
David.
If it's anything like GNOME 2 it will under System -> Preferences ->
Startup Applications from the top panel.
In Mate 1.16.2 (Stretch):
System->Preferences->Personal->Startup Applications
In Mate 1.8.1 (Jessie):
System->Preferences->Startup Applications
I think there were two problems:
The choices were not as expected it
The help system presentation probably more in sync with Jessie
