Setting a Startup Sound in Mint 20.3 (MATE) [SOLVED]

[williebthe3rd]

Hello, Forum! I've been using Mint for about 4 years, and I'm getting better... but some things truly make me feel like a noob. For some reason, I'm just NOT QUITE getting the proper syntax to have Mint play a startup sound (a short WAV file). If I navigate to the folder of the file in Terminal, and use the command,

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PAPLAY startup.wav

it works.
But... I can't get it to work automatically when I create it in the Startup Apps box. Attached is a screenshot, showing what I've done... and failed.

Screenshot of my Noob attempt at a startup sound

I'm sure when someone shows me what I'm doing wrong, I'll smack myself upside the head with a V-8.

Inside the command box is the following:

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/home/willie/sounds/startup.wav

In case it is needed, here is the "inxi -Fxxxrz" info from Terminal:

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willie@WPHA-QUAD:~$ inxi -Fxxxrz
System:
  Kernel: 5.4.0-132-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.4.0 
  Desktop: MATE 1.26.0 info: mate-panel wm: marco 1.26.0 dm: LightDM 1.30.0 
  Distro: Linux Mint 20.3 Una base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal 
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: Dell product: OptiPlex 790 v: 01 serial: <filter> 
  Chassis: type: 6 serial: <filter> 
  Mobo: Dell model: 0HY9JP v: A02 serial: <filter> BIOS: Dell v: A18 
  date: 09/24/2013 
Battery:
  Device-1: hidpp_battery_0 model: Logitech M570 serial: <filter> 
  charge: 90% rechargeable: yes status: Discharging 
CPU:
  Topology: Quad Core model: Intel Core i5-2400 bits: 64 type: MCP 
  arch: Sandy Bridge rev: 7 L2 cache: 6144 KiB 
  flags: avx lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 24742 
  Speed: 1596 MHz min/max: 1600/3400 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1596 2: 1596 
  3: 1596 4: 1596 
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics 
  vendor: Dell driver: i915 v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:0102 
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.13 driver: modesetting 
  unloaded: fbdev,vesa compositor: marco v: 1.26.0 
  resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz 
  OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel HD Graphics 2000 (SNB GT1) 
  v: 3.3 Mesa 21.2.6 compat-v: 3.0 direct render: Yes 
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Family High Definition Audio 
  vendor: Dell driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0 
  chip ID: 8086:1c20 
  Device-2: Creative Labs EMU10k1 [Sound Blaster Live! Series] 
  driver: snd_emu10k1 v: kernel bus ID: 03:02.0 chip ID: 1102:0002 
  Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.4.0-132-generic 
Network:
  Device-1: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network vendor: Dell driver: e1000e 
  v: 3.2.6-k port: 4060 bus ID: 00:19.0 chip ID: 8086:1502 
  IF: enp0s25 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter> 
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 232.89 GiB used: 54.56 GiB (23.4%) 
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Samsung model: SSD 870 EVO 250GB size: 232.89 GiB 
  speed: 6.0 Gb/s serial: <filter> rev: 2B6Q scheme: MBR 
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 46.72 GiB used: 22.07 GiB (47.2%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda7 
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 33.0 C mobo: N/A 
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A 
Repos:
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list 
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list 
  1: deb http://packages.linuxmint.com una main upstream import backport #id:linuxmint_main
  2: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal main restricted universe multiverse
  3: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates main restricted universe multiverse
  4: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports main restricted universe multiverse
  5: deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal-security main restricted universe multiverse
  6: deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ focal partner
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/winehq-focal.sources 
  1: deb [arch=amd64 i386] https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu focal main
Info:
  Processes: 196 Uptime: 2h 41m Memory: 3.72 GiB used: 1.32 GiB (35.6%) 
  Init: systemd v: 245 runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 9.4.0 alt: 9 Shell: bash 
  v: 5.0.17 running in: mate-terminal inxi: 3.0.38 
willie@WPHA-QUAD:~$ 

THANKS Linux Gurus! You guys are great! You've helped me quite a bit over the years.

[axrusar]

Hi Willie.
Try this

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paplay /home/willie/sounds/startup.wav

Does it work?

[williebthe3rd]

YES!!! IT DOES!!

I *KNEW* I would end up smacking myself upside the head! LOL! (Like, duh on me!)

THANK YOU!!!

Now... can we ALSO set up a shutdown sound this easily?

[williebthe3rd]

Uh-oh! A new problem! I now have *TWO* speaker icons down in the lower right corner!

Ok, wait... I just re-started, again... and now I have ONE.

It is nice to hear that familiar startup sound, again!!

[axrusar]

Now... can we ALSO set up a shutdown sound this easily?

Not sure.
I found this:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Libcanberra

I fiddled a bit on Mint MATE and libcanberra is installed by default along all the sounds, you can find them in /usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo
According to another source, you can make an .ogg file named system-shutdown.oga and put it in that directory, but i could not find a way to make work enabling the services for it, Mint tells you it is not installed.
Follow this:
https://ubuntu-mate.community/t/tutoria ... boot/11583

Research a bit more, maybe you can make it work.
timeshift your system first just in case

[williebthe3rd]

That looks a little above my pay grade. For now, I'm happy to hear that old familiar startup sound. Setting a shutdown sound shouldn't require such deep tinkering.