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[Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

No it isn't. The live session might have the same startup programs as a
full installation, but if it does, that's coincidental.

** Changed in: gnome-session (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => New

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Title:
  Default installation has many "Additional startup programs" in Startup
  Applications Preferences

Status in “gnome-session” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Ubuntu Natty daily 20110327, all updates installed as of 20110401

  1. Install Ubuntu and log in for the first time.
  2. Launch "Startup Applications".

  What you see: 21 "Additional startup programs" are listed:
  * Bluetooth Manager
  * Certificate and Key Storage
  * Check for new hardware drivers
  * Disk Notifications
  * Evolution Alarm Notify
  * GNOME Login Sound
  * GSettings Data Conversion
  * Network Manager
  * Personal File Sharing
  * Power Manager
  * Print Queue Applet
  * PulseAudio Sound System
  * PulseAudio Sound System KDE Routing Policy
  * Remote Desktop
  * Secret Storage Service
  * SSH Key Agent
  * Ubuntu One
  * Update Notifier
  * User folders update
  * Visual Assistance
  * Zeitgeist Datahub

  There are two problems with this. First, The presence of so many items
  in this list makes it more difficult to see and recognize any items
  that you have added yourself. Second, the presence of basic system
  functions like "Network Manager", "Power Manager", and "PulseAudio
  Sound System" makes it more likely that well-meaning people will turn
  them off thinking they don't need them, and then be surprised that --
  hours or days later, after they next restart -- the OS stops working
  properly.

  What you should see: While most of these things should be optional,
  none of them (with the possible exceptions of "Evolution Alarm Notify"
  and "Ubuntu One") should be present in this list. Instead, whether
  they run should be configured in more context-specific places. For
  example, whether the login sound plays should be configured in the
  Sound Preferences "Sound Effects" tab, not here. And whether software
  updates are checked automatically should be configured in the software
  update settings, not here.

  This may become a tracking bug for fixing the individual startup
  items.

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