---
name: "im-launch"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "im-config"
version: "0.57-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/im-launch"
---

# im-launch(1)

launch input method and execute session program

## NAME

im-launch - launch input method and execute session program

## SYNOPSIS

- **im-launch *SESSION-PROGRAM***

  ## DESCRIPTION

The **im-launch** command is used to start a input method framework server daemon such as **ibus-daemon**, set up the appropriate environment variables for the client programs, and execute *SESSION-PROGRAM* such as **x-session-manager**.

This command is usually not invoked from the console of a normal user but is normally invoked by the **/etc/X11/Xsession.d/70im-config\_launch**.

## TROUBLESHOOT

If you have any problem, see the first part of **~/.xsession-errors** and look for the cause.  If you are running **im-config** while Debian (sid) system is undergoing a major library transition, you may need to manually set up **~/.xinputrc** with adjusted library version number etc.  Please file a bug report to the im-config package using [reportbug(1)](/reportbug/1.md) describing your resolution experience.

## SEE ALSO

**[im-config(8)](/im-config/8.md),** **/usr/share/doc/im-config/README.Debian.gz**

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Aron Xu \<aron@debian.org\>, and Osamu Aoki \<osamu@debian.org\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).