Wednesday, January 3, 2018

How do I make Crashplan start automatically?


New Ubuntu 16.04.1 user, and so far very happy about it.


One thing I do have a problem with, is starting Crashplan when Ubuntu boots.


It's installed.
I can start it manually.
How do I make it start automatically?


As I understand it, I need to add something to /etc/init.d.


But what do I need to add and how do I add it to /etc/init.d?


Hope you can help. Great experience so far, using Ubuntu as my primary desktop OS :)



To augment the other answer, if you prefer a GUI approach, simply type Startup in the Dash and click on the Startup Applications icon. This window will appear. (Contents of window will vary from system to system).


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Click the Add button, enter a descriptive name and the command into the appropriate boxes. Add a comment if you wish. Then click the add button. The new startup command will appear in the list.


Some applications require a delay before starting, such as ones that depend on the desktop, such as Conky. If your application is one of these, you can add a delay in seconds by adding -p 20 (for a 20 second delay) after your command. Change the number for the delay value you need.


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