i have read of multiple options to have a script executed on startup on my gentoo linux:
- systemd-service
- init.d
- local.d
- cron
are there any other options beside these?
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Could you possibly fill out your question with an actual issue that you are trying to solve?Kusalananda– Kusalananda ♦2019-10-23 21:12:12 +00:00Commented Oct 23, 2019 at 21:12
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To add to your list, it depends on what level you would like this script to be executed. For example, you can add it to your shell init script (e.g. .bashrc), which would make it run every time a new shell is started by default (potentially risky). If you are loading up X on this machine, you can also hook it to the startup of the X11 server (e.g. .xinitrc). Yet another option is for executing it at the start of the desktop environment if the setup consists of one that supports that type of feature (e.g. modifying the appropriate dotfile for that environment).
Long story short, it depends on the use-case. At a more system-wide implementation, the systemd and rc systems are your best bet.
