[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Sometimes you may want to launch a program automatically when you log in to your Linux desktop. Such start-up programs can conduct system-wide configuration (e.g., auto proxy) or user-specific desktop customization (e.g., Conky), at the time you log in to your desktop.

Most Linux desktop environments have their own GUIs that allow users to configure user-specific auto-start programs or services.

In this tutorial, I will describe how to start a program automatically in pcDuino Ubuntu desktop environments.

LXDE Desktop Environment

To configure a start-up program on LXDE desktop environment, run the following commands in a terminal.

Then add the following entry to the created autostart file:

@lxterminal

Here, “lxterminal” is the name of the CLI command that I want to auto-run upon log in.

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