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How to add an application to run as a service in Linux?
is there a script in /etc i should edit? What is recommended. Right now im running something in .profile but that's kind of not what i want.
user48317
Posted 2010-09-02T16:58:35.720
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I'd use cron. Most Linux machines will use Vixie cron, which has the meta time spec @reboot.
See http://linux.die.net/man/5/crontab and look for @reboot
Much easier than setting up stuff in /etc/, especially if you want it to run as you and not root.
Rich Homolka
Posted 2010-09-02T16:58:35.720
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One way is to add it to your /etc/rc.local on Ubuntu. Varies on other distros but should be similar.
find /etc -name \*local\* -print
Matt
Posted 2010-09-02T16:58:35.720
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/etc/rc.local
This site says: "This script file is run once, before all other scripts have run but before the logon prompt appears."
If its a gui app you want launched then its probably specific to your desktop enviroment. Gnome under ubuntu has a "startup applications" tool under system/preferences
Adam Butler
Posted 2010-09-02T16:58:35.720
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Just in case: on Gentoo,
/etc/conf.d/local.startto start a program and/etc/conf.d/local.stopto stop it (if necessary) – David Z – 2010-09-02T17:26:50.360