startup

[douceur]

is there a linux equivalent to the windows startup menu?

[ph34r]

You mean like autoexec.bat where it runs on system boot? Yes - rc.local (located somewhere under /etc depending on distro).

You mean like the Start Up folder on the start menu? Yes - you can set something to run in your bash preferences, or if you are a GUI guy, in your kde/gnome/.xinitrc control files.

If you mean something like the "start" button with the list of programs, then try using either the gnome or kde desktop environs...

[douceur]

I meant the second one. Thanks for the help.