KDE: Adding and removing running applications at startup

If we want a certain application to run as soon as we log into our computer, we will have to tell KDE that program I scripts what do we want run at startup. This is easily done through the Autostart configuration module.

We can access the module through KRunner (Alt + F2, Autostart). The window of the image that heads this entry will appear; all the applications and currently configured scripts.

To add a program, just press the button Add program ...

Then we will have to look for the program in the list of applications installed on our machine. If we know the name of the program, we can simply enter it in the corresponding field; in this case we will add the terminal emulator Yakuake.

We accept the changes, doing the same in the window that opens later.

As can be seen in the image below, Yakuake is already on the list of programs to be executed at the beginning of the session. The only thing left is to apply and accept the changes.

If we want to remove a program or script from the list then we select it and press the button Delete.

To edit the options of the configured programs we will do it through the button Properties. There is also a button that says Advanced, which allows us to establish that, in case of having more than one desktop environment installed, the selected application runs only on KDE.

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