How can I schedule a command to run the next time I log in? I don't want it to run every time, just once.
I'm having some periodic issues running a particular application, XBMC. If I use XBMC regularly I don't seem to have any issues but if I leave it unattended for more than about 12 hours I need to reboot to get it working again.
I know a scheduled reboot is NOT the answer but until I can figure out the problem I need to schedule a reboot each morning so my wife can use it if I'm away and it doesn't get thrown out the window :)
Any takers?
I want to switch from Windows XP to Ubuntu and there is one thing that I'm heavily using in XP—an MP3 alarm clock. In the evening I turn the PC to hibernated mode. In the morning it wakes up (based on Windows' scheduler) and runs a special program that then runs media player with a defined playlist, starts music and then slowly volumes up the sound.
So, my question is, are all these features present in Ubuntu?
- Hibernate PC with ease
- Wake up from hibernate in a scheduled moment of time
- Media player that can start playing music automatically (seems that's the problem on Windows, that's why i need a special program for that)
Is it possible to wake up Ubuntu from hibernation at a predefined time? It should not be WOL, but rather Ubuntu waking itself up. For example, it should do what the app WakeupOnStandBy does on MS Windows.
I have a ruby script I'd like to execute every 5 minutes or so. I have seen mention of cron tasks, but not in the context of executing Ruby. I would like to know the steps necessary to execute the ruby script on a scheduled basis.