Autostarting

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This article links to various methods to launch scripts or applications automatically when some particular event is taking place.

On bootup / shutdown

Enable the relevant systemd services. If an application does not provide a systemd service, write your own.

On user login / logout

Enable the relevant user unit.

On device plug in / unplug

Use udev rules.

On time events

Periodically at certain times, dates or intervals:

Once at a date and time:

On filesystem events

Use an inotify event watcher:

On shell login / logout

See Command-line shell#Configuration files.

On Xorg startup

On desktop environment startup

Most desktop environments implement XDG Autostart.

If the desktop environments has an article, see its Autostart section.

On window manager startup

Many window managers implement XDG Autostart.

If the window manager has an article, see its Autostart section.