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Remember Running Applications on Reboot [KARMIC KOALA BIBLE #24]

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Restart Previous Apps on Reboot

1 Nov
ubuntu karmic koala

Often we need to reboot but find it annoying to have to reopen our work.

Here's how to make your Ubuntu PC recall running programmes and load them when you restart the machine into another session.

(This is also about the shortest blog post I've ever written!)

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System > Preferences > Startup Applications > Options > check Automatically remember running applications when logging out

In future, on reboot or when you start your Ubuntu PC, the system remembers and loads whatever programmes were open the last time.

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  20. HOW-TO Disable Annoying System Beep
  21. Top 9.10 Software Picks by Category
  22. Add Application Launcher to Panel
  23. Set Preferred Startup Applications
  24. Remember Running Applications on Reboot
  25. Emulate Virtual OSes with VirtualBox


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  1. Petra February 17th, 2010 at 9:53 pm

    other than laughing, no rolling even at the witty banter I also managed to do a karmic clean install and get everything in top shape without crying even once.

    Thanks for the pleasurable readability

  2. the_guv February 18th, 2010 at 11:25 am

    @Petra .. good to hear, top notch, thank you.

  3. maurice February 19th, 2010 at 10:12 am

    Simply fantastic, true mastery

  4. the_guv February 22nd, 2010 at 11:40 am

    @maurice .. we aim to pliz!

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