Playing a video in full screen after startup on Linux

 Search for Startup Applications in dash and open it.

Open the Startup Applications and click Add

Fill the fields as follows replacing <my_username> by your username and the following path by the video path where <the_video.mp4> is the video:

• • Name: Open my awesome video
  • Command: vlc -L -f <video_path>
  • Comment: You can leave me blank

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1. vlc: yes, you guessed it! it's the command.
2. -L: Plays the video infinitely (when it ends, then starts again).
3. -f: Puts in fullscreen automatically.

4. <video_path>: The absolute path of the video. A valid path is this:

   /home/johndoe/Desktop/my_awesome_movie.mp4