{"id":3115,"date":"2025-09-27T01:00:40","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T01:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/ubuntu-25-10-removes-startup-applications-tool-what-you-need-to-know\/"},"modified":"2025-09-27T01:00:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T01:00:40","slug":"ubuntu-25-10-removes-startup-applications-tool-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/ubuntu-25-10-removes-startup-applications-tool-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Ubuntu 25.10 Removes Startup Applications Tool: What You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ubuntu 25.10 has made a significant change by dropping the <em>Startup Applications<\/em> tool, which was commonly used for managing applications that start automatically upon logging in. This decision comes with the introduction of GNOME 49 and an updated <code>gnome-session<\/code> package, which has modified session handling and resulted in the omission of this GUI tool.<\/p>\n<p>Although the <em>Startup Applications<\/em> frontend has been removed, users can still manage autostart applications through the <em>Settings<\/em> menu. By navigating to the <em>Applications<\/em> panel, users can select their desired applications and toggle the \u2018Autostart\u2019 setting on or off.<\/p>\n<p>While it&#8217;s difficult to estimate how many users relied on the <em>Startup Applications<\/em> tool, its absence may not be a noticeable loss for most. Previously, this tool offered flexibility, enabling users to add scripts, commands, and arguments, which is not easily replicated in the current version.<\/p>\n<p>For those missing the frontend, understanding its removal alongside the enhancements in GNOME 49 could provide some clarity on the changes in Ubuntu 25.10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ubuntu 25.10 has made a significant change by dropping the Startup Applications tool, which was commonly used for managing applications that start automatically upon&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":3116,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ubuntu 25.10 Removes Startup Applications Tool: What You Need to Know - 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