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MC24 wont run on startup in Debian stretch

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bob:

--- Quote from: Awesome Donkey on May 21, 2018, 09:38:04 am ---Whichever's easier. :P

BTW, it works in Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Arch Linux, etc. Each with different desktop environments so it *should* work for everything. Also it doesn't require any special read/write permissions so it should work fine without needing sudo or chmod (or +x). Don't got any Raspberry Pis around so I can't test it on ARM/Raspbian but it should work there too.

IMO, using a slight delay as a default (e.g. sleep 5) would probably be a good idea otherwise MC pops up immediately when the DE is loading.

--- End quote ---
I assume this works after one logs in or if the computer is set to autologin on power-up ?

geier22:

--- Quote from: bob on May 21, 2018, 10:40:53 am ---I assume this works after one logs in or if the computer is set to autologin on power-up ?

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I only use autologin. It works in KDE / LXQT and Xfce. I think there is no difference to a manual login.

Awesome Donkey:
No difference between normal login and auto login, works just the same. I tested GNOME, Cinnamon and KDE Plasma.

bob:
I assume it won't startup unless you autologin?

Awesome Donkey:
Okay, I've tested this some more...


--- Quote from: bob on May 21, 2018, 11:32:03 am ---I assume it won't startup unless you autologin?

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It works logging in normally (meaning there's a login screen of the display manager, then inputting password then the DE starting and then MC will start) and it works when autologging in. So no, autologin isn't required for this to work. But I'd definitely recommend putting at least a 5 second delay/sleep or else the MC window will appear immediately when the DE starts.

Here's what I'm testing right now for starting Media Center itself at start...


--- Code: ---[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Media Center 24
Comment=JRiver Media Center 24
Exec=sh -c "sleep 5; /usr/bin/mediacenter24"
Terminal=false
StartupWMClass=Media_Center_24
StartupNotify=true
Hidden=false
--- End code ---

And for starting Media Server itself at start...


--- Code: ---[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Media Center 24
Comment=JRiver Media Center 24
Exec=sh -c "sleep 5; /usr/bin/mediacenter24 /MediaServer"
Terminal=false
StartupWMClass=Media_Center_24
StartupNotify=true
Hidden=false
--- End code ---

So far it's working fine in all tests, even under Wayland (with XWayland).

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