28-05-2022, 04:26 PM
Okay Last posting on this mostly boring thread,
I want WSJT-X to auto-start after reboot, so there must be a simple way right? it turns out there is a utility on the desktop menu called 'sessions and startup' and if you open that and then go to the 'Application Autostart' you can chose to add a new item using the + key at the bottom.
It will want you to give it a name, make it some thing help full for when you need to find it later, you can optionally give it a description and then it wants a command and what triggers it to start. The default is 'on login' which is fine to leave set.
now for my system and how WSJT-X got installed the command to start it looks rather convoluted and was found by right clicking on the WSJT-X icon on the menu and selecting the 'edit application' option. I will not include mine as your install method may vary and giving my info may only confuse things.
Here is the staus Quo.
Linux Mint 20 with the Xfce desktop is installed,
Connectivity via VNC that needs a password is working;
connected my Icom 7100 over a USB interface without any extra drivers needed
WSJT-X and JTDX is installed and tested on air;
System auto logins;
system Auto restarts daily currently, will move that out to weekly once it all proves itself
Now its time to see how it all works before any thought of relocation to a far flung DX QTH.
I want WSJT-X to auto-start after reboot, so there must be a simple way right? it turns out there is a utility on the desktop menu called 'sessions and startup' and if you open that and then go to the 'Application Autostart' you can chose to add a new item using the + key at the bottom.
It will want you to give it a name, make it some thing help full for when you need to find it later, you can optionally give it a description and then it wants a command and what triggers it to start. The default is 'on login' which is fine to leave set.
now for my system and how WSJT-X got installed the command to start it looks rather convoluted and was found by right clicking on the WSJT-X icon on the menu and selecting the 'edit application' option. I will not include mine as your install method may vary and giving my info may only confuse things.
Here is the staus Quo.
Linux Mint 20 with the Xfce desktop is installed,
Connectivity via VNC that needs a password is working;
connected my Icom 7100 over a USB interface without any extra drivers needed
WSJT-X and JTDX is installed and tested on air;
System auto logins;
system Auto restarts daily currently, will move that out to weekly once it all proves itself
Now its time to see how it all works before any thought of relocation to a far flung DX QTH.
Peter Sumner, vk5pj
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You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.
- Winston Churchill