Ubuntu remnants in Kubuntu

[MatchpointOK]

I installed Ubuntu after installing Kubuntu. The addition changed something in the Kubuntu startup process. There appears to be Ubuntu programs or system parts attempting to autostart in Kubuntu, the Ubuntu background appears briefly.

The autostart folder is empty.

Does anyone know how to clean up or reset the startup process?

[kubicle]

Re: Ubuntu remnants in Kubuntu

The autostart folder is empty.

Which autostart directory did you check?

System-wide autostart directories:
/etc/xdg/autostart
/usr/share/autostart

User specific autostart directories:
~/.config/autostart
~/.kde/share/autostart (KDE specific)
~/.kde/Autostart (KDE specific)

[MatchpointOK]

Re: Ubuntu remnants in Kubuntu

There are more autostart folders than I knew about. The first folder, /etc/xdg/autostart, has numerous gnome files in it. How can I determine what belongs in the folder?

[axel668]

Re: Ubuntu remnants in Kubuntu

sounds like you switched to gdm, try
sudo dpkg-reconfigure gdm

[kubicle]

Re: Ubuntu remnants in Kubuntu

The first folder, /etc/xdg/autostart, has numerous gnome files in it. How can I determine what belongs in the folder?

You can, for example, run:

dpkg-query -S /etc/xdg/autostart/*

to see which installed packages have put items in the directory.

You can then inspect the packages in question and decide whether they are something you actually need or want...and purge the ones you don't.