Comments on: How To Automate Tasks In KDE http://maketecheasier.com/automate-tasks-in-kde/2009/05/25 Uncomplicating the complicated, making life easier Thu, 24 May 2012 13:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Scott http://maketecheasier.com/automate-tasks-in-kde/2009/05/25#comment-7950 Scott Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:11:01 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=4926#comment-7950 I was going to say the same thing. I use a mix of cron, autostart, kalarm, and at scheduled tasks on my machine. At is easy to control from scripts, so that they can schedule themselves based on conditions while the script runs. And kalarm has great flexibility for recurring tasks. I was going to say the same thing. I use a mix of cron, autostart, kalarm, and at scheduled tasks on my machine. At is easy to control from scripts, so that they can schedule themselves based on conditions while the script runs. And kalarm has great flexibility for recurring tasks.

]]> By: Scott http://maketecheasier.com/automate-tasks-in-kde/2009/05/25#comment-22762 Scott Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:11:00 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=4926#comment-22762 I was going to say the same thing. I use a mix of cron, autostart, kalarm, and at scheduled tasks on my machine. At is easy to control from scripts, so that they can schedule themselves based on conditions while the script runs. And kalarm has great flexibility for recurring tasks. I was going to say the same thing. I use a mix of cron, autostart, kalarm, and at scheduled tasks on my machine. At is easy to control from scripts, so that they can schedule themselves based on conditions while the script runs. And kalarm has great flexibility for recurring tasks.

]]> By: Bill http://maketecheasier.com/automate-tasks-in-kde/2009/05/25#comment-7949 Bill Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:50:15 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=4926#comment-7949 Kalarm - for user tasks I feel it has better flexibility when scheduling recurring tasks Kalarm – for user tasks I feel it has better flexibility when scheduling recurring tasks

]]> By: Bill http://maketecheasier.com/automate-tasks-in-kde/2009/05/25#comment-22761 Bill Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:50:00 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=4926#comment-22761 Kalarm - for user tasks I feel it has better flexibility when scheduling recurring tasks Kalarm – for user tasks I feel it has better flexibility when scheduling recurring tasks

]]> By: Tavis J. Hampton http://maketecheasier.com/automate-tasks-in-kde/2009/05/25#comment-7948 Tavis J. Hampton Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:39:41 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=4926#comment-7948 Yes, I should have. Thank you for noticing. Yes, I should have. Thank you for noticing.

]]> By: Tavis J. Hampton http://maketecheasier.com/automate-tasks-in-kde/2009/05/25#comment-22760 Tavis J. Hampton Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:39:00 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=4926#comment-22760 Yes, I should have. Thank you for noticing. Yes, I should have. Thank you for noticing.

]]> By: vagabondo http://maketecheasier.com/automate-tasks-in-kde/2009/05/25#comment-7947 vagabondo Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:32:35 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=4926#comment-7947 You should have mentioned that the autostart manager also allows you to run scripts at logout(shutdown). You should have mentioned that the autostart manager also allows you to run scripts at logout(shutdown).

]]> By: vagabondo http://maketecheasier.com/automate-tasks-in-kde/2009/05/25#comment-22759 vagabondo Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:32:00 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=4926#comment-22759 You should have mentioned that the autostart manager also allows you to run scripts at logout(shutdown). You should have mentioned that the autostart manager also allows you to run scripts at logout(shutdown).

]]> By: HowtoMatrix » How To Automate Tasks In KDE http://maketecheasier.com/automate-tasks-in-kde/2009/05/25#comment-7928 HowtoMatrix » How To Automate Tasks In KDE Sun, 31 May 2009 17:01:56 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=4926#comment-7928 [...] Read more at Make Tech Easier [...] [...] Read more at Make Tech Easier [...]

]]> By: Tomek http://maketecheasier.com/automate-tasks-in-kde/2009/05/25#comment-7881 Tomek Wed, 27 May 2009 21:25:42 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=4926#comment-7881 if you don't have Task Scheduler icon (like I didn't) then run sudo aptitude install kcron -- Tomek if you don’t have Task Scheduler icon (like I didn’t) then run
sudo aptitude install kcron

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Tomek

]]> By: Tomek http://maketecheasier.com/automate-tasks-in-kde/2009/05/25#comment-22758 Tomek Wed, 27 May 2009 21:25:00 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=4926#comment-22758 if you don't have Task Scheduler icon (like I didn't) then run sudo aptitude install kcron -- Tomek if you don’t have Task Scheduler icon (like I didn’t) then run
sudo aptitude install kcron

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Tomek

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