I have a Python script, and I want it to be autostarted at every login. It's in a linux system. I followed a guide that explains that is enough to create a .desktop file in ~/.config/autostart/*.desktop and write:
[Desktop Entry]
Name=MyApp
Type=Application
Exec=python3 ~/.myapp/myapp
Terminal=false
I tried several times to reboot but the program doesn't execute, even if it seems to be active in the list of application of startup in my lxde environment.
Often things like the ~ (tilde) aren't evaluated when placed in a config file. Try using the complete path instead (/home/user/… instead of ~/…) and see if this works. If this works, you can try to use $HOME instead ($HOME/…) to make this more portable and abstract.
If you want to run your script on terminal login, place it to /etc/profile.d/
For KDE (at least, KDE 5) you could add applications to autorun in System Settings > Startup and Shutdown > Autostart (either *.desktop files or scripts), it adds links to ~/.config/autostart.
You can achieve this by adding this line python /home/user/program.py in your .bashrc file. It will be invoked each time when you login to your system.
