Execute two commands sequentially in autostart desktop file

[modest]

I am using LXDE on my Debian 5.0 system. I am trying to auto-execute the following two commands sequentially:

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less /root/README.TXT  #(Basically a README file)

and then

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./root/install.sh #(a shell script)

So I created a auto.desktop file in ~/config/autostart directory whose contents are:

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[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=AutoStart
Comment=README and Script
#Exec=xterm -e less '/root/README.TXT' && xterm -e '/root/install.sh'
Exec=lxterminal --command "less /root/README.TXT" && lxterminal --command "/root/install.sh"
Terminal=true

Now I have tried both the "Exec" command above and none of them worked for me. For the first one Exec (the one commented) only the first command (README) gets executed. For the second command, only the later (install.sh) command gets executed.

How do I make two files launched sequentially (the second one - install.sh) executed only after user closes the first one - README.TXT).

[maces]

Hi

I would write a third script which launches the first one and then the second one:

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#!/bin/bash
# run_install.sh
less /root/README.TXT
/root/install.sh
exit 0

The desktop file :

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[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=AutoStart
Comment=README and Script
Exec=lxterminal --command "run_install.sh"
Terminal=true

[modest]

Hi Maces,

I already did that just in case if there is no way to do this with just one command line.

I guess I will have to go with that route since it looks like it is not possible.

I was just trying to avoid managing one more file (even thought it is a simple file).

Thank you for the reply, though.

[PCMan]

Hi Maces,
I already did that just in case if there is no way to do this with just one command line.
I guess I will have to go with that route since it looks like it is not possible.
I was just trying to avoid managing one more file (even thought it is a simple file).
Thank you for the reply, though.

Try this:

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Exec=sh 'cmd1 && cmd2'

Maybe this works?