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I have a ts3.desktop file in my /usr/share/applications folder that I want to run on system boot.

I have typed the following commands which don't work

crontab -e

Then in the editor, I typed

@reboot gtk-launch ts3 /usr/share/applications

Then I pressed ctrl+o to save it. I reboot and nothing happens, the application doesn't start. What can I do?

UPDATE: After I put these commands in, I did the following command to help you guys with troubleshooting this issue, see below.

$ crontab -l
no crontab for server
$ps -ef | grep cron | grep -v grep
root         532      1   0 21:35 ?                 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/cron -f
john smith
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cron is not apropriate way to start a desktop application on boot. You should start that kind of apps after your desktop gets started.

Your desktop environment (GNOME, KDE, etc.) should provide a way for you to configure autostarting in GUI. Or you might be able to achieve it by just copying ts3.desktop to ~/.config/autostart/, according to Desktop Application Autostart Specification.

yaegashi
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