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How could I get the terminal to be launched once I have logged in, so that typing commands is much simpler?

ir-g
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  1. Press the Super key (windows key).
  2. Type "Startup Applications"
  3. Click on the Startup Applications option
  4. Click "Add"
  5. In the "name" field, type Terminal
  6. In the "command" field, type gnome-terminal
  7. Click "Add"

You are done! Next time you login, the terminal app will be launched.

Sumeet Deshmukh
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ir-g
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    It would be better to use `x-terminal-emulator` instead of `gnome-terminal`, so if the user uses `update-alternatives` to switch to a different default terminal emulator it gets used instead. Mind if I edit this in? – Michael Hoffmann Sep 22 '18 at 21:31
  • In ubuntu 20_04 it is `qterminal`, the desktop is `lxqt`. – Timo Aug 16 '20 at 10:14
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You can do this without GUI:

  1. On your terminal, navigate to .config/autostart directory. .config/autostart may be in your home directory:

    cd ~/.config/autostart

  2. Open the (new) gnome-terminal.desktop file with your favourite text editor. I use vi:

    vi gnome-terminal.desktop

  3. Paste the following code in the file. Update some lines if you like as you find suitable, or simply use as is:

    [Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Exec=gnome-terminal
Hidden=false
NoDisplay=false
X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true
Name[en_NG]=Terminal
Name=Terminal
Comment[en_NG]=Start Terminal On Startup
Comment=Start Terminal On Startup

  4. Save the file, and you're done.

If you need the terminal to both start and run a custom shell script command, edit the gnome-terminal.desktop file and change the line that goes Exec=gnome-terminal to Exec=gnome-terminal --command "path/to/your/shell/script".

Daniel Okwufulueze
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  • This approach is more clear and more flexible. Like easily bash commands can also be executed` – Gagan Sep 14 '19 at 04:59
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If you don't want to have a terminal window open on every login there is a simple way to get one as soon as you need it: CTRLALTT will open a terminal window immediately.

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