Request to Remove Syncthing Autostart-By-Default

[texneus]

Original thread here: viewtopic.php?p=743220#p743220

See also: https://docs.syncthing.net/users/autostart#linux

I'm not sure if the MX-Package adds the auto start 'feature' or if it comes that way from Syncthing (I notice when you install Synthing via MXPI it pulls in the Synthing repo), but as Syncthing documentation and other Syncthing install guides seem to imply it is up to the user to make Syncthing auto start, I humbly request either:

(1) The Syncthing auto start feature be removed to be consistent with the apparent default condition. Note the install includes a "Start Syncthing" option in the desktop menu. If somebody wants to auto start it then simply copy this file to their desktop's auto-start options (i.e. in KDE - System Settings | Startup and Shutdown | Background Services), control Syncthing through another utility (such as syncthingtray), or they can use one of the other methods provided in the Syncthing documentation.

OR

(2) A less obscure means of auto starting is used (~/.config/autostart ?) so it can be relatively easily be found and disabled if desired. It took quite a bit of detective work to find /etc/xdg/autostart was a thing and finding "Start Syncthing.desktop" inside. I also fear now that I've moved it out of there, a future update will drop it back in. Note the Syncthing documentation DOES NOT mention this method so there is no obvious way to know this needs to be checked.

Thank you!

[Eadwine Rose]

Not a package request.

Moved to software/configuration forum.

[texneus]

Well, sorry. Perhaps my request wasn't clear. I'm asking if the Syncthing package available from MX23 MXPI is adding an autostart function and suggesting some alternatives if it does. If it comes that way from the Syncthing folks then their documentation is incomplete and I'll take it up with them.

[Charlie Brown]

... asking if the Syncthing package available from MX23 MXPI is adding ...

Ok, but it's directly from Debian:

$ apt show syncthing
Package: syncthing
...
Maintainer: Debian Go Packaging Team <pkg-go-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org>
...
Homepage: https://www.syncthing.net/
Download-Size: 5,542 kB
APT-Sources: http://deb.debian.org/debian-security buster/updates/main i386 Packages
...

(Ok, this is on MX-19)

[Adrian]

It's a simple solution to remove the autostart file, most of the people who install syncthing expect it to start automatically.