Controlling start up applications

[Princey]

How do I control applications that starts once you log in but are not part of the autostart section under system settings? I'm referring to apps that does not have any option to disable it from autostarting at boot. For example, the latest version of Anydesk under Linux does not have the option to disable from booting (unless I'm blind). The windows counterpart does have it. Sure, I can disable the service from starting automatically, but that's the service, not the system tray component that runs once you log in. It's okay if I use the app regularly but for those that I use once in a while, I'd like to spare the resources that add up due to the pesky interference of auto-starting.

Please note I'm running plasma 6 under 24.10

[kc1di]

Hi check the .config file under autostart and see if it's there if it is delete it and it should stop auto starting. .config is a hidden file so you'll have to check show hidden in the dolphin.

[Princey]

Hi check the .config file under autostart and see if it's there if it is delete it and it should stop auto starting. .config is a hidden file so you'll have to check show hidden in the dolphin.

The folder "autostart" under .config is empty. There were no entries or files present even with "show hidden files" checked. Thanks anyhow for replying.

[claydoh]

Are you sure that the service isn't the part that is starting the system tray icon on login?
Stopping a one-shot service that only is used at login won't kill whatever it started.

Here is the service file:

[Unit]
Description=AnyDesk
Requires=network.target
After=systemd-user-sessions.service <-------------

[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/usr/bin/anydesk --service <------------
PIDFile=/var/run/anydesk.pid
KillMode=mixed
TimeoutStopSec=30
User=root
LimitNOFILE=100000

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target​

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[kc1di]

This page maybe helpful also.
https://www.baeldung.com/linux/startup-services-list

[Princey]

Are you sure that the service isn't the part that is starting the system tray icon on login?
Stopping a one-shot service that only is used at login won't kill whatever it started.

Here is the service file:

[Unit]
Description=AnyDesk
Requires=network.target
After=systemd-user-sessions.service <-------------

[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/usr/bin/anydesk --service <------------
PIDFile=/var/run/anydesk.pid
KillMode=mixed
TimeoutStopSec=30
User=root
LimitNOFILE=100000

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target​

<-------------

I used the command

sudo systemctl disable anydesk.service
​

to disable it.
Strange though, I noticed there was an update to Anydesk. Once I restarted, the problem disappeared.

[Princey]

This page maybe helpful also.
https://www.baeldung.com/linux/startup-services-list

Thanks. I was aware of the information on that page and it was one of the commands from there I used, as stated in my reply to Claydoh

[claydoh]

You may also need to mask the service if you end up having issues.

The WantedBy line makes me think it could be needed, but if you aren't having any problems, then it's probably fine as is.