---
name: "lxsession"
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"
---

# lxsession(1)

lightweight X session manager

## NAME

lxsession - lightweight X session manager

## SYNOPSIS

**lxsession** \[*OPTIONS*...\]

## DESCRIPTION

**lxsession** is a program that provides an X session manager. It is the default X session manager for LXDE.

A session manager automatically starts a set of applications and sets up a working desktop environment. Additionally, when a user logs out, the session manager remembers which applications were in use and restarts them the next time the user logs in.

## OPTIONS

- **-a**, **--noautostart**

  disable autostart of applications (window-manager mode only)

- **-c**, **--compatibility** *name*

  specify a compatibility mode for settings (only *razor-qt* is supported)

- **-e**, **--de** *name*

  name of the desktop environnement (*LXDE* is the default)

- **-n**, **--noxsettings**

  disable Xsettings daemon support

- **-r**, **--reload**

  reload configurations (for Xsettings daemon)

- **-s**, **--session** *name*

  name of the desktop session profile

## AUTHORS

Ying-Chun Liu

This manual page was written by paulliu \<grandpaul@gmail.com\>.

## COPYRIGHT

© 2008 paulliu

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

## SEE ALSO

[**lxpanel**(1)](/lxpanel/1.md), [**lxsession-logout**(1)](/lxsession-logout/1.md)