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Scorb
Asked: 2017-01-22 14:45:55 +0800 CST

run xset command at startup

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I am running xubuntu 16.04.

I am running two commands at startup to configure my mouse.

Both work fine in the terminal.

When I set them to run at startup using the "Sessions and Startup" app, one takes effect and one doesn't.

The one that does take effect is an xinput command to change sensitivity.

The one that doesn't take effect is as follows....

xset m 2 12

Why won't this xset command work when I set it through "Sessions and Startup". The startup command is enabled and certainly configured properly.

16.04

2 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    As it has been solved in the comments, the solution is to set the command to the command within a shell and delayed, like so:

    bash -c 'sleep 10 && xset m 2 12'

    The delays allows for GUI to properly start up, and then runs the specified command.

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  2. Write this to a text file

    #!/bin/bash (newline of code) code Make the file executable and start that on login.

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