Hello community,
I am trying to implement a startup and shutdown script in a blocking manner, before applications inside a qube get started.
Or in other words:
Trigger a qube application via start menu → Startup script (blocking) → Application start → Shutdown script
There are two issues with existing /rw/config/rc.local
:
- The script is not blocking, race conditions may arise - especially, if script takes longer
- There is no shutdown equivalent
As workaround I modified the application .desktop
file. But it’s harder to maintain and doesn’t account for qube startup as a whole - you will need to start the specific application or modify all apps for trigger.
Systemd is a good-enough tool for boot startup and shutdown routines. I managed to do the shutdown:
...
[Service]
Type=oneshot
RemainAfterExit=yes
ExecStop=/my/shutdown/script
...
But is there also an equivalent way for startup? Tried:
[Unit]
Requires=multi-user.target
Before=multi-user.target
[Service]
Type=oneshot
ExecStart=/my/startup/script
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
oneshot
should block, if I read correctly. Before
to execute script before multi-user.target
.
Unfortunately, it’s still not blocking (as well with graphical.target
).
Any idea?
Best greetings