| Ubuntu 22.04
It doesn’t work on Wayland, only on Xorg
Install devilspie2 an create test config for Mozilla Firefox
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sudo apt install devilspie2
mkdir -pv ~/.config/devilspie2
cat <<EOF > /home/goto/.config/devilspie2/firefox.lua
if (string.match(get_window_name(), "Mozilla Firefox")) then
stick_window();
-- maximize();
end
EOF
devilspie2 --debug
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Mozilla Firefox should open in maximize and be visible on all workspaces
Find name of the windows:
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xwininfo -tree -root
xwininfo -tree -root | grep -i 1password
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Use names you’ve got to create config for apps:
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cat <<EOF > /home/goto/.config/devilspie2/myapps.lua
-- To debug add:
-- debug_print("Window Name: " .. get_window_name());
-- debug_print("Application name: " .. get_application_name())
-- and run devilspie2 --debug
if (string.match(get_window_name(), "Telegram")) then
stick_window();
end
if (string.match(get_window_name(), "Mail")) then
stick_window();
end
if (string.match(get_window_name(), "Postman")) then
stick_window();
end
if (string.match(get_window_name(), "1Password")) then
stick_window();
-- set_window_workspace(3)
end
if (string.match(get_window_name(), "Slack")) then
stick_window();
-- maximize();
end
EOF
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More options in README.md
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gzip --decompress /usr/share/doc/devilspie2/README.gz --stdout | less
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Create systemd-unit for user
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cat << EOF > /home/goto/.config/systemd/user/devilspie2.service
[Unit]
Description=devilspie2
Wants=display-manager.service
After=display-manager.service
[Service]
Type=simple
# Next line is only required for Xorg, should be removed for Wayland
Environment=XAUTHORITY=%h/.Xauthority
ExecStart=/usr/bin/devilspie2
ExecStop=/usr/bin/pkill devilspie2
RemainAfterExit=yes
[Install]
WantedBy=graphical-session.target
EOF
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Enable it to run everytime
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systemctl enable --now devilspie2.service --user
systemctl status devilspie2.service --user
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