How to execute command (to swap keys) at login?

[jenia.ivlev]

cpet at sdf.org writes:

> On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 11:55:14PM -0500, jenia.ivlev wrote:
>> Hello.
>> I want to swap the ctrl and caps keys at start up. So I left this code
>> in .xinitrc and it didnt do anything:
>> 
>>     /usr/bin/setxkbmap -option 'ctrl:menu_rctrl' -option 'ctrl:swapcaps'
>> 
>> When do I leave this command for it to be executed automatically at
>> login?
>> 
>> I though maybe in `~/.config/autostart/swap-caps-ctrl.desktop`?
>> 
>> In contrast, when I leave it in .bashrc, and as soon as I start a terminal, the keys
>> are swapped.
>> 
>> So again, where can I leave the `/usr/bin/setxkbmap -option
>> 'ctrl:menu_rctrl' -option 'ctrl:swapcaps'` command to execute it
>> automatically at login?
>> 
>> Thanks in advance for your kind help.
>> 
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> Include this command into your .xinitrc and it will get run when you
> startx. As well as if you use KDM or *DM add it to your xsession
> either in your home folder or globally in /etc/X11/ or whatever it is.
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Thanks a lot. This is the fix that i found, maybe it would be useful to someone.

I need to leave this in .xprofile, I use gdm as a login manager. 
Or I can use autostart, and leave a little config file in
~/.config/autostart/something.desktop