On Ubuntu, I call my startup script in ~/.bash_profile and my shutdown/cleanup script in ~/.bash_logout.
Also, you will need to put ". .bashrc" at the beginning of the .bash_profile so all the default shell settings will be setup when it is called. On Feb 17, 2010, at 10:49 AM, Bart Koppe wrote: > Hi Ben, > > I would like the script to be respawnd, in the rare case the script might > crash. Afaik putting it in .xsessions only cares of starting the script, > right? > > Chrs, > bart > > > On 02/17/2010 04:35 AM, B. Bogart wrote: >> Hey Bart, >> >> Put the PD startup stuff in your ~/.xsession, and configure your display >> manager to use xsession. (eg chosee 'Xclient script' in GDM) >> >> .b. >> Bart Koppe wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> I use PD-extended in Debian Lenny, this for a small media-installation. >>> After the pc boots and logged into X, i would like pd (with gui) to start >>> automatically. >>> I made the script below and wanted to use that in /etc/inittab. It seems to >>> start as root and does not show a gui either. >>> >>> The script itself works perfectly ok when I run it myself. >>> How can I configure inittab correctly so it runs as user instead of root, >>> and shows the gui to? >>> >>> >>> My current inittab entry [to say: I don't know anything about inittab >>> (blush) ] >>> TY:23:respawn:/home/abortx/pd-daemon.sh >>> >>> the script (pd-daemon.sh) >>> #!/bin/sh >>> RUNNING= >>> export DISPLAY=:0.0 >>> pd -open /home/abortx/pd/pdp-gem-bridge-3.pd & >>> while true; do >>> RUNNING=`pidof pd` >>> if [ -z $RUNNING ]; then >>> pd -open /home/abortx/pd/pdp-gem-bridge-3.pd & >>> fi >>> sleep 10 >>> done >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> Bart >>> >>> -- >>> -----/\/\/\/\/\/\----- >>> Bart Koppe >>> bk at a-bort dot org >>> http://a-bort.org >>> -----\/\/\/\/\/\/----- >>> >>> I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.≈?¬- >>> Douglas Adams >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Pd-list@iem.at mailing list >>> UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> >>> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list > > > > -------- Dan Wilcox danomatika.com robotcowboy.com
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