How do i get programs to load at startup/login under linux (mandrake 10)

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To run them during system startup (after everything else has started), add them to /etc/rc.local
To run a program after every user's login, add it to /etc/profile

To run a program after a specefic user's login,
add it to ~/.bash_profile

To run a program after Gnome/KDE etc are started, the setting can be specified in their control centers or whatever, or by editing the config files by hand.

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important to note the name of profile is actually .profile the . makes it a hidden file if you type it in the path
/home/joe/.profile
it would see it
but
/home/joe/profile
it wont see it

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