Run script on boot
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@thrill_seeker Or maybe it is in
~/.config/upstart/
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@thrill_seeker Oh wow what a nice script ! Could you share this please ?
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@thrill_seeker hi, as @dobey said you should write a simple .conf file to be stored in
.config/upstart
location. The content of the file should be something like the following:description "script by yourName" start on started unity8 respawn exec /linkToYourScriptLocation/yourScript.sh
The above script is meant to be executed at the fist start-up of the device (when unity8 is started). Please notice this is the simplest as possible .conf file to accomplish the only duty of executing your script. To have additional information on the further commands available, you might be interested in reading the Upstart manual you can find on the internet.
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@matteo I would not include
respawn
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Hi again, I am sorry but I tried exactly what you said and does not work I think that maybe anbox is started after unity8 as well, and the script may be run before anbox launches?
I am not really sure, but thank you very much anyway for your time!
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@Emphrath Of course! Here you have:
#!/bin/bash # Set variables filelist_dir=/home/phablet/Documents/anbox bk_dir=/home/phablet/Documents/anbox/bk files_dir=/home/phablet/.local/share/applications filelist=list_files.txt # Delete dir bk if exists and create it again rm -rf $bk_dir mkdir $bk_dir # Get string of files to mv from filelist files=$(cat $filelist_dir/$filelist) # Append files_dir to each file files_to_mv=$(for file in $files; do echo $files_dir/$file; done) # Move all files from files_dir into bk_dir for file in $files_to_mv; do mv $file $bk_dir; done
This file is called desktop-delete.sh, and reads a file called list_files.txt that contains all apps to hide. In my case, it contains the following (see .local/share/applications for all apps):
anbox-com-android-inputmethod-latin.desktop anbox-com-android-inputmethod-latin.png anbox-com-android-calculator2.desktop anbox-com-android-calculator2.png anbox-com-android-calendar.desktop anbox-com-android-calendar.png anbox-com-android-contacts.desktop anbox-com-android-contacts.png anbox-com-android-deskclock.desktop anbox-com-android-deskclock.png anbox-com-android-documentsui.desktop anbox-com-android-documentsui.png anbox-com-android-email.desktop anbox-com-android-email.png anbox-com-android-gallery3d.desktop anbox-com-android-gallery3d.png anbox-com-android-music.desktop anbox-com-android-music.png anbox-com-android-settings.desktop anbox-com-android-settings.png anbox-org-chromium-webview_shell.desktop anbox-org-chromium-webview_shell.png
I have both files contained in this path: Documents/anbox. The file delete-desktop.sh should be executable (do chmod a+x Documents/anbox/delete-desktop.sh).
Having all this, is just a matter of executing the script (./Documents/anbox/delete-desktop.sh) and should work fine!
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One way to check if the script is run, but then Anbox regenerates the files is to check the timestamp on the files after a reboot. If they are from before the reboot, then your script was not executed for whatever reason. Otherwise, you might be right, in which case you could add a delay (
sleep xx
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@thrill_seeker awesome ! thx
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@arubislander Good point! I tried it, but to no avail u.u anyway, thank you for the tip!
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What does exacly
exec
do?I ask, because
sh
doesn't work for my script like.
does.I'm also interested as I want to run VPN on boot and keep it always on.
Here are my scrips and other information.
Also, what are the
nmcli
commands that enable cellular data? I tried to find it and I'm run out of ideas.