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+import os
+import os.path
+
+from leap.bitmask.vpn.constants import IS_LINUX, IS_MAC
+from leap.bitmask.util import STANDALONE
+from leap.common.config import get_path_prefix
+
+if IS_LINUX:
+    AUTOSTART = r"""[Desktop Entry]
+Name=Bitmask
+Type=Application
+Exec=bitmask
+Terminal=false
+"""
+    config = get_path_prefix(standalone=False)
+    autostart_file = os.path.join(config, 'autostart', 'bitmask.desktop')
+
+    def autostart_app(status):
+        """
+        Leave an autostart file in the user's autostart path.
+
+        The bundle could in principle find its own path and add
+        the path to the bitmaskd binary in the Exec entry. 
+        But for now it's simpler to do autostart only for the debian packages
+        or any other method that puts bitmask in the path.
+        On the other hand, we want to reduce the modifications that the bundle
+        leaves behind.
+        """
+        if not STANDALONE:
+            if status == 'on':
+                _dir = os.path.split(autostart_file)[0]
+                if not os.path.isdir(_dir):
+                    os.makedirs(_dir)
+                with open(autostart_file, 'w') as f:
+                    f.write(AUTOSTART)
+            elif status == 'off':
+                os.unlink(autostart_file)
+
+if IS_MAC:
+
+    def autostart_app_on():
+        pass
+
+    def autostart_app_off():
+        pass