Screenshot of GNOME Startup Applications Preferences dialogue showing the reappearing Microsoft Teams and Skype applicationsįor months now, I’ve been dealing with the minor irritation of having Skype and Microsoft Teams autostart when I sign in to Linux, despite my repeated efforts to stop them. They don’t behave as expected when using the GNOME Startup Applications preferences tool. And while I wouldn’t use it of my own free will, it’s really not that bad.īut both Skype for Linux and Microsoft Teams for Linux suffer from the same problem. Who knew, right? Bizarrely, I found myself installing it in order to collaborate with a client. After all, I became a full-time Linux user to avoid Microsoft.īut back then, Skype was important for certain client work, and even today it’s useful for recording podcast guests because Skype can be configured to provide decent quality audio.įast forward to earlier this year, and I discovered that Microsoft makes a Teams client for Linux. The pain I experienced years ago when I realized I would need to install a Microsoft product on my Ubuntu laptop was substantial on top of being ironic. TL DR: Change the settings inside each app.

Skype opening on startup