minimize skype after autostart

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"Launch skype in the background" is not an option now so I'm trying to bypass it. I tried to add this line to the autostart file:

&& sleep 5 && xdotool windowminimize $(xdotool search --onlyvisible --class Skype)

but this command opens skype as an empty window and I dunno why.

I tried to make a cron:

@reboot sleep 60 && xdotool windowminimize $(xdotool search --onlyvisible --class Skype)

It doesn't work as well and I dunno why.

Can you tell me why these options doesn't work for me and how to make them behave itself? :D

Tnank you!

Please read: [How can I show notify-send messages triggered by crontab?](https://askubuntu.com/questions/978382/how-can-i-show-notify-send-messages-triggered-by-crontab/978413#978413) and [Cron job to run python script at reboot does not work](https://askubuntu.com/questions/970771/cron-job-to-run-python-script-at-reboot-does-not-work/970795#970795) — pa4080, Feb 10 '18 at 08:55

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 10 '18 at 09:56

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This seems to be an XY problem. Newer versions of Skype does support starting in the background. Go to Tools > Settings and toggle on "Launch Skype in the background".

answered Feb 10 '18 at 09:56

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I have the latest version and it produces unclosable window if this option selected. – Aleksandr Zakharov Feb 10 '18 at 11:21
Strange! Works fine here, Skype v8.15.0.4 on Ubuntu 17.10. – pomsky Feb 10 '18 at 11:40
Same version, but Ubuntu 16.04. I googled this problem and I'm not the only one who faced it. Good opportunity to learn shell scripting:D – Aleksandr Zakharov Feb 10 '18 at 11:49

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 11 '18 at 12:13

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I updated to 17.10 and switched from Unity to Gnome. It fixed the problem.

answered Feb 11 '18 at 12:13

Aleksandr Zakharov

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