I'm trying to figure out how to run a command at boot, like I would type it into the console. I'm using Rasbian with my Raspberry Pi, but I think this question is the same for Debian in general. The command I'm trying to run is:
sudo screen mono server.exe
I tried the following solution, but since I just started with Linux, I'm not sure if this is correct.
#! /bin/sh
# /etc/init.d/server
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides: server
# Required-Start: $remote_fs $syslog
# Required-Stop: $remote_fs $syslog
# Default-Start: 2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop: 0 1 6
# Short-Description: Simple script to start a program at boot
# Description: ..
### END INIT INFO
# If you want a command to always run, put it here
sudo screen mono server.exe
exit 0
Simple
Run cd ~
Then edit .profile
At the bottom, put whatever you would like.
The simple and easy answer, you go to /etc/rc.local
and add your commands.
Don’t forget, your script must end with "exit 0".
This way has worked best for me on the Raspberry Pi:
cd /home/pi
cd .config
mkdir autostart
cd autostart
Set the file name to whatever you want as long as it has .desktop
on the end:
nano screen_mono.desktop
Then write this in that file changing commands to suit your needs:
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Screen_mono
Exec=sudo screen mono server.exe
StartupNotify=false
This is the only method that I have found to work on the Raspberry Pi (I start a VNC server every time it starts).
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