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[–] [email protected] 57 points 1 month ago (8 children)

Weird that it doesn't work. The usual way to run scripts on startup is through systemd units though. That has the added benefits of automatically logging all output and letting you control it through commands like systemctl enable <unit name>. It's a really neat system, and I highly recommend learning it if you see yourself doing this kind of automation more often.

[–] ulterno 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I do that when I want it running with root privileges.
In case of user privileges though, the autostart is a better idea.

[–] dbx12 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You was m can use user units too if you want them scoped to your user.

[–] ulterno 0 points 1 month ago

Yeah, I forgot to tell the full thing.
In case of User Privs and GUI. That is much easier to do by just adding it to Autostart.

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