Setting Nautilus to Start Automatically
You can adjust your GNOME settings so Nautilus starts automatically whenever you start GNOME. Follow these steps:
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Make sure Nautilus is running. You should see the Nautilus desktop or an open Nautilus window.
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Make sure that the other applications you would like to be started each time you start GNOME are also running. If there are any applications running which you would not like run when GNOME starts, quit them.
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Open the GNOME Main Menu (footprint icon) and select + + + + + + ->Programs+ + + + + + + + + ->Settings+ + + + + + + + ->Session+ + + + + + + + ->Save Current Session+ + + + + + + . GNOME will remember any applications which you have open and will start them each time you start GNOME in the future.
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Note that whenever you log out of GNOME, the logout dialog allows you to select to have GNOME record the actively running programs and restart them the next time you start GNOME. If you do this, GNOME will forget the old list of startup programs and replace it with the programs which were running when you logged out. |
To stop Nautilus from launching automatically, quit Nautilus and then follow the instructions above to save your session.