# Auto launch Perspective Workstation on startup for ubuntu 24.04 HMI

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [December 16, 2024, 5:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/auto-launch-perspective-workstation-on-startup-for-ubuntu-24-04-hmi/99892 "2024-12-16T17:19:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![jwieringa70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e36b37/32.png) [@jwieringa70](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jwieringa70)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2024, 5:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/auto-launch-perspective-workstation-on-startup-for-ubuntu-24-04-hmi/99892/1 "2024-12-16T17:19:41Z")

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I'm configuring an HMI in a plant that I want Perspective Workstation Project to launch when the hardware is turned on/restarted. I am using ubuntu 24.04 Linux OS.

Requesting instructions.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![michael.flagler](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/michael.flagler/32/26272_2.png) [@michael.flagler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael.flagler)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2024, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/auto-launch-perspective-workstation-on-startup-for-ubuntu-24-04-hmi/99892/2 "2024-12-16T18:13:57Z")

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I don't have the exact folder path here, but typically you should be able to go into Workstation and tell it to create a shortcut for the project which will place it on the desktop. Then copy that file (will be a `.desktop` file) to the user's home directory under what I recall being something like `~/.config/autostart` and make sure the file has execute permissions. I think that's it to make it work, but been a while since I've done one.