How to run a script automatically at KDE startup?

[hkoster1]

My keyboard needs modifications that I've put in a script, to be run automatically at startup. Now, in Gnome I would put this in Preferences -> Sessions -> Startup Programs, but in KDE I've searched in vain for a similar place. My fault entirely, of course, not looking in the right spot... Could anyone give me a pointer?

[thamarok]

~/.kde/Autostart/

[hkoster1]

~/.kde/Autostart/

Right, it's easy once you know it... Thanks.

[hkoster1]

Well, putting a script in ~/.kde/Autostart works well for user programmes, but I also need to run another script with root privileges (I need to make sure that some firmware is loaded BEFORE a driver is loaded with modprobe). Does anyone know how to do that in KDE?

[thamarok]

Can't you run it before starting KDE?
/etc/rc.local ?

[hkoster1]

Can't you run it before starting KDE?
/etc/rc.local ?

Right, that does the job! You've been very helpful.

[thamarok]

No problem
As long as I can help people out then I feel happy

[jongi]

Can't you run it before starting KDE?
/etc/rc.local ?

Ah just the thing I need to run a script at startup that would be up and running when KDE starts

[jongi]

It seems /etc/rc.local is no longer being run at boot. what would cause this?

[thamarok]

It seems /etc/rc.local is no longer being run at boot. what would cause this?

Don't know, but my Debian seems to run it only sometimes when I boot my system.. However, I discovered, that if you want to run a script/application when KDE starts, you can use this:
echo 'exec /usr/bin/myscript' >> ~/.xinitrc

Just replace /usr/bin/myscript with the application you want to autostart when KDE starts.

[chrismortimore]

Mine still runs /etc/rc.local on boot.

You could put this into ~/.kde/Autostart/ and configure sudo appropriately if you wish:

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#!/bin/bash
sudo /path/to/your/script/

[thamarok]

Mine still runs /etc/rc.local on boot.

You could put this into ~/.kde/Autostart/ and configure sudo appropriately if you wish:

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#!/bin/bash
sudo /path/to/your/script/

Or instead of sudo, use kdesu

[canci]

None of this is really effective, cuz you always need to type your password,
that is unless you configured sudo to never ask for one. Since this is a risk you should
consider running things before X starts, since drivers don't need it anyway.
This is a tid more complicated though, but belive me, once you get the hang of it
you will thank me. Or not That is why I suggest you take a look at this nice howto which tells you
about runlevels (the stages in which services and programs are run at startup):
http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/212

Then I would also suggest you install this nifty li'l tool which will make your life a lot easier:

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sudo apt-get install sysv-rc-conf

It's a li'l script that enables/disables things run at startup.
Take a look at this li'l howto which deals with making your Linux startup time shorter
while using the beforementioned tool. It helped me a lot! It is for Ubuntu, but the startup really
is the same as in Debian.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=89491

G'luck!

[jombeewoof]

what if you added it to /etc/init.d/
that's where I stick my script that I need loaded before X starts up.
Mine doesn't require root though.

[canci]

what if you added it to /etc/init.d/
that's where I stick my script that I need loaded before X starts up.
Mine doesn't require root though.

You still need to put a symlink into one of the runlevel directories...