---
name: "lxsession-default"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "lxsession"
version: "1:0.5.7-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lxsession-default"
---

# lxsession-default(1)

launch default applications set by LXSession

## NAME

lxsession-default - launch default applications set by LXSession

## SYNOPSIS

**lxsession-default** \[*COMMAND*\] \[*OPTION*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**lxsession-default** is a wrapper around the LXSession D-Bus interface that launches the default applications set by LXsession. The application to be launched is defined by *COMMAND*, and the available commands are defined in *desktop.conf.examples*. An *OPTION* is available if the *COMMAND* accepts it.

## EXAMPLES

To launch *file\_manager/command* set in *desktop.conf*, use:

**lxsession-default file\_manager**

## AUTHORS

Julien Lavergne \<gilir@ubuntu.com\>,\
 man page written to conform with Debian