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I would like to be sure no miskakes were made. I put in /etc/xdg/openbox/autostart all startup operations such as

  • xset s off
  • xset -dbms
  • xset s noblank
  • call_a_bash_program
  • vncserver :1

Is it correct to put these instructions in this file? Thanks.

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The autostart file is called only when Openbox starts. If it fails to start for some reason, then anything in that file won't be running. As danielbathke mentioned, /etc/rc.local is a more appropriate place for background programs. Anything there will be run at boot regardless. However, since that's run before X11 starts, anything like xset which requires X won't execute correctly, and so the proper location for these things is in the autostart file.

Fundamentally, the difference is things in /etc/rc.local will start regardless of whether or not OpenBox or LXDE is started, while anything in the autostart file will only started when the GUI does.

I'd put call_a_bash_program and vncserver :1 in /etc/rc.local; and xset s off, xset -dbms, and xset s noblank in autostart.

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It depends if you like to run background programs.

If background, give a try to /etc/rc.local. It runs before.

If interface programs, try /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE/autostart. It runs when LXDE session is started.

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  • Thanks. So, both solutions are correct? – bit Feb 12 '14 at 18:16
  • Late to the party here, but no, trying to run an X program in rc.local is not correct, because X has likely not yet started at that point in the boot process. – Jon Watte Apr 3 '16 at 6:19

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