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How do I add a FreeFileSync startup app for Linux?
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That depends what you mean by startup app. If you're thinking extremely low level, you would insert a sysvinit start script or systemd unit file.
What you probably mean is you want the graphical application to start upon logging in to your desktop environment. Source: Ask Ubuntu #37957
Make a file underneath your home directory (which usually can be called $HOME or ~). You will want to place named as a .desktop file, in directory ~/.config/autostart. For example: ~/.config/autostart/freefilesync.desktop
Now, it is possible that the desktop environment you use does not confirm to the freedesktop.org autostart specification, but it probably does. What desktop environment do you use? If you don't know what that means, perhaps you recognize these terms: Gnome, Unity, KDE/Plasma, Lxde, Xfce. Probably each of these has some graphical application to help manage auto-start applications, but researching all of those just to list them here at this time would be overkill.
What you probably mean is you want the graphical application to start upon logging in to your desktop environment. Source: Ask Ubuntu #37957
Make a file underneath your home directory (which usually can be called $HOME or ~). You will want to place named as a .desktop file, in directory ~/.config/autostart. For example: ~/.config/autostart/freefilesync.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Exec=/usr/bin/FreeFileSync
Hidden=false
X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true
Name=FreeFileSync
Icon=freefilesync
Comment=synchronize directories fast
