Run Applications at start-up in Kubuntu

[Noverism]

Hey guys!
I am new to linux and using the Kubuntu 8.10 edition... I use three specific programs and want it to run at startup as we do in Windows... Can anyone help me with this? Please help guys! Would really appreciate if any help...! Thanks in advance...!

[Rudra.J]

Hey...!
Yeah you can do that.. Just follow the instructions below... Have broken into multiple post so that you can understand well...! Read On :

First Step
Open your Konsole, Terminal or Yakuake (refer to Tips for Yakuake Installation). The first thing we need to find is the location of the application. The command, whereis, will be used to do just that. Since I use the command line quite a bit, I will go with Yakuake. Type: whereis yakuake. The results will show you the location to the application and the manual. We only need the binary, /usr/bin/yakuake.

[Rudra.J]

Second Step

Now that we have the location, we need to copy the binary to the Autostart folder; /home/user/.kde/Autostart. A regular user cannot manipulate the /usr folder or its contents. For this reason, we will use "sudo". Type the following command into Konsole, Terminal or Yakuake window: sudo cp /usr/bin/yakuake /home/user/.kde/Autostart/ . The last slash is important.

[Rudra.J]

Step Three

We have now successfully copied the Yakuake binary to your Autostart folder. Reboot your computer, if you wish, to see the application start at login. You will see a popup window in the top left corner of your screen letting you know Yakuake has been started.