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Autostart file setup - Raspberry Pi Tutorial

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Autostart file setup

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- [Instructor] It's common to want to start a program when the Raspberry Pi boots up. For example, if you're using the Raspberry Pi for a kiosk, you may want to automatically run the kiosk program whenever it reboots. There is more than one way to auto-start a program and the one you choose will depend on various factors. This week, let's look at auto-start. Hi, I'm Mark Niemann-Ross and welcome to this week's edition of Raspberry Pi Weekly. Every week, we explore the Raspberry Pi and share useful tips. Auto-start is useful when the program you want to run at startup requires a window environment. For example, most Python programs don't require a window environment to run. In contrast, Libre Office requires a window environment. So let's look at how to auto-start and open Office Slideshow. First, you'll need an impress presentation with Libre Office You'll find one in the exercise files under Kiosk Slideshow.odp To make…

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