My 12-Year-Old Laptop Got Repaired and Set Up with Ubuntu—Now It’s the New First Computer for My 4-Year-Old to Practice Typing and Writing

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1. Hi there,

   Congratulations on repurposing your old laptop into a fantastic learning device for your child! To set your Ubuntu system to automatically open a text editor upon startup, you can create a custom startup application or modify the autostart settings.

   Here’s a straightforward way to do this:

   1. Open the “Startup Applications” tool from the menu. You can search for “Startup Applications” in the dash.
   2. Click “Add” to create a new startup entry.
   3. In the command field, enter the full path of your preferred text editor, for example:
   • gedit for the default GNOME text editor, or
   • Mousepad if you prefer that.
   4. Name the startup item something like “Open Text Editor”.
   5. Save your changes, and the text editor will launch automatically on next boot.

   Regarding enabling Caps Lock at startup, Ubuntu doesn’t have a built-in option to start with Caps Lock enabled automatically, but you can achieve this with a small script:

   #!/bin/bash
   # Enable Caps Lock at startup
   setxkbmap -option caps:swapescape &
   # Note: The above command can be adjusted based on your specific needs.
   
   				

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