Debian 11 Autostart

To make a program or script run automatically when the Debian 11 operating system starts up, you can use the autostart feature. This can be accomplished by creating a .desktop file in the /etc/xdg/autostart directory.

Steps

1. Open a terminal window.

2. Navigate to the /etc/xdg/autostart directory by running the following command:

cd /etc/xdg/autostart

3. Create a new .desktop file named test.desktop by running the following command:

sudo nano test.desktop

4. Copy and paste the following code into the file:

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Exec=/home/linaro/autostart.sh
Hidden=false
NoDisplay=false
X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true
Name=MyScript
Comment=Runs MyScript script at system startup.

5. Save and exit the file by pressing Ctrl+X, then Y, and then Enter.

6. Ensure that the autostart.sh file located at /home/linaro/autostart.sh has permissions to run by executing the following command:

chmod +x /home/linaro/autostart.sh

7. Reboot the system to verify that the script runs automatically at startup.

Congratulations! Your script will now automatically run at system startup on Debian 11.