how to prevent Skype autostart?

[nicrnicr]

Dear All,

I put "/usr/bin/skype" in the softwares which shouldn't start as an administrator here advised, but it doesn't work. Indeed there are no skype file in bin.

Can someone help me to avoid an automatical Skype start please?
I have Skype-Version 8.69.0.77

[claydoh]

I put "/usr/bin/skype" in the softwares which shouldn't start as an administrator

Exactly how did you do this? (post a screen shot if necessary) And why did you do this as an administrator? Actually, this is unclear. Did you do this task as an Administrator (sudo) or are you trying to keep Skype from running as an administrator?
Tell us exactly and specifically what you did.


Check the autostart section is System Settings
Also check if your Desktop Session is set to 'Restore previous session", and select 'start with an empty session' temporarily to see if this stops Skype from running at login.

[GreyGeek]

The old way, before systemd, was to use

rm ~/.config/autostart/skypeforlinux.desktop

With systemd you use

sudo systemctl disable skyped.service

systemctl daemon-reload

A short systemd tutorial is here.

[nicrnicr]

Thank you very much claydoh for your answer and I beg your pardon for not having been very clear.
I put "/usr/bin/skype" in the softwares which shouldn't start, as you can see in an enclosed screenshot and as the administrator Snowhog suggested here:
https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showth...kype+autostart

But as I stated before, there is no skype file in bin.

[claydoh]

The old way, before systemd, was to use

rm ~/.config/autostart/skypeforlinux.desktop

With systemd you use

sudo systemctl disable skyped.service

systemctl daemon-reload

A short systemd tutorial is here.

Not sure if Skype creates and starts a systemd service, I don't see any indication of it by browsing the contents of the deb file, but that doesn't mean the binary executable doesn't do this.

[claydoh]

as you can see in an enclosed screenshot and as the administrator Snowhog suggested here:
https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showth...kype+autostart

How are you doing this as Administrator Nowhere does the original post ever mention admin privileges.This does not require admin privileges at all, and running system settings with sudo is potentially very dangerous.

In any case Skype itself should provide settings within the application itself to control autostart. And the executable us actually different now:

/usr/bin/skypeforlinux

Is there an entry for skype in the autostart section of System Settings?





A recent page with images showing the settings section of Skype About halfway down the page):

https://www.epiphanydigest.com/2020/...ting-on-linux/

[nicrnicr]

Thank you very much Greygeek for your help! I didn't need to apply your suggestions.

I am very sorry cladoh. In the link that I posted to you, there was Snowhog who is/was labeled in blue as Administrator. I wrote that an administrator advised something and I still see & think it.

"In any case Skype itself should provide settings within the application itself to control autostart. And the executable us actually different now:"
Yes. I could stop Skype autostart in the Skype software itself. Thank you very much claydoh :-)

[claydoh]

I wrote that an administrator advised something

Seems my reading comprehension has dropped a few levels, apologies for making that error!

[sithlord48]

If you don't turn it off in skype it will remake the autostart link every time you start the application.