# Desktop Session Autoloader in Debian This package brings to you the desktop-autoloader for your Debian system. For some info about the general concept, refer to upstream's README.md. ## Auto-Loading the correct Desktop Environment For taking Desktop Session Autoloader into production, please make sure /etc/default/desktop-autoloader is configured correctly. Esp. make sure that the correct desktop environment gets autoloaded. ## Customizing Application Auto-Loading Next, please check the .desktop files in the folder /etc/desktop-autoloader/autostart/. By default, there is only one file (sleep-and-kill.desktop). Do not remove that file from there. Additionally, you should place your users' favourite applications in that folder. Simply symlink them from /usr/share/applications/, e.g.: ln -s /usr/share/applications/firefox-esr.desktop /etc/desktop-autoloader/autostart/ ## Adapting Desktop Session Autoloader to your Site's Schedule Also consider adapting the time interval of the @reboot CRON job that launches desktop-autoloader (see /etc/cron.d/desktop-autoloader ). You need to boot machines (via UEFI Wakeup RTC or Wake-on-LAN) before the time interval given in the CRON job file. Only then, the desktop-autoloader kicks in. Also make sure that the desktop-autoloader does _NOT_ kick in once people have started using the computers on site. This may vary depending on your institution.