[STICKY] How-To show all startup applications in the SU menu

Hi all,

Paste this command in a terminal then open "Startup Applications" which will now show all startup entries if you are having problems with startup apps, you can identify which apps are starting and stop them or add them if necessary:

Code:

sudo sed -i 's/NoDisplay=true/NoDisplay=false/g' /etc/xdg/autostart/*.desktop

To add an app to startup if it is missing:

open "Startup Applications" and then on "Add" > Browse > File System > Usr > Bin > gnome-panel and then on "Open", give it a name click on "Add" and close the window.

To stop an app from starting, simply remove the tick from its box.


"gnome-panel" is being used as an example, you might want Amarok or FireFox to start with the system!!.

*SU menu = Startup Menu

You might want to take out any file that says "Tracker" which can be a resource hog and "Zeitgeist" which starts with the system and is a type of "Spyware" in my opinion:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNOME_Activity_Journal

Regards Wolfman

Great tip WM! Thanx!

WM do you know what is the terminal command to reset the startup applications gui to default (i.e. hide the entries?)

Edit: Nevermind. It was easy to work it out. You use the same command in reverse...

Code:

sudo sed -i 's/NoDisplay=false/NoDisplay=true/g' /etc/xdg/autostart/*.desktop

I tried to run this command in the terminal:

Code:

sudo sed -i 's/NoDisplay=true/NoDisplay=false/g' /etc/xdg/autostart/*.desktop

but....

Nothing happened!
-> is it not applicable in ZorinOS11?

Thanks for any kind of help!