In Windows we can add applications/batch scripts to open automatically on startup. Is there something similar in Ubuntu, or Linux in general?
To setup tasks to run on login, use gnome-session-properties. This means you can add programs to run when you login to user account on your machine.
You can configure it like this - just add the command you want to run in the command box:
Very long answer on that here
To get things to run when the computer boots, use rc.local:
You can edit it with sudo nano /etc/rc.local, or gksudo gedit /etc/rc.local.
Makes sure it has this line at the start of the file:
#!/bin/sh -e
Below that, you can place commands that will run as root when you start the computer.
Also make sure it has this line at the end:
exit 0
More on that here
