How to run Python GUIS at startup (Ubuntu)

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I am currently developping a selenium project and want it to always start the selenium Browser after Login, but by trying to put the script into /etc/profile it just gave me an error on startup:

selenium.common.exceptions.WebDriverException: Message: unknown error: Chrome failed to start: exited abnormally

Is there any way to automatically run a python script at startup which can display things on the screen? If yes how is this achievable

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered May 06 '20 at 21:57

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create a sh script to lanche your programe, i don't have selenium on my maching (Ubuntu 18.04)i test it with a simple browser Firefox crate a scipt sh and save it ander

/etc/profile.d

for example my script

#!/bin/bash firefox&

answered May 06 '20 at 21:57

Імад Мосбах

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I tried it, seems not to be working, Selenium is not starting even though I can run a browser and it gets displayed except for the selenium browser, any Idea? – just_one_question May 07 '20 at 21:07
tell us exactly what you did, and what did you wrote in /etc/profile.d/ – Імад Мосбах May 07 '20 at 23:05

just_one_question · Accepted Answer · 2020-05-23T12:16:46.337

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I found just found it out on myself! The solution was to load the User interface before running any scripts. loading the interface is done by putting su -l pi -c startx at the verry beginning of the first sh script.put the whole command into /home/username/.profile

edited May 23 '20 at 12:16

answered May 07 '20 at 21:25

just_one_question

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