I've recently got my HP Wi-Fi printer working through CUPS after trying for days, and I discovered that HP's Linux Imaging and Printing (hplip) installs the hp-systray along with the HPLIP Toolbox. Now that everything is functioning, I've noticed that hp-systray autostarts and runs continuously, but since I only print occasionally, I don't see the need for it to always be active. I wonder if it contributes anything useful to my KDE tray applet or CUPS. If I need to access more settings, I can always open the HPLIP Toolbox. Can anyone share how to prevent hp-systray from starting up automatically? I tried checking the service using `systemctl status` but I'm not sure how to identify the relevant service name directly for disabling it.
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To stop the autostart of hp-systray, use the systemctl command to disable its service.
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There are typically two ways programs autostart: one method is placing their desktop file in `~/.config/autostart`, and the other is using systemd services. You can just delete the desktop file if it's the first case. For systemd, use the command `systemctl disable --now service_name` to stop it from starting up automatically. You'll need to find out the correct service name from your system's output.
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