lxsession1
Lightweight x session manager
Usage
lxsession [OPTIONS ...]
Overview
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
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-a, --noautostart -
disable autostart of applications (window-manager mode only)
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-c, --compatibility name -
specify a compatibility mode for settings (only razor-qt is supported)
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-e, --de name -
name of the desktop environnement (LXDE is the default)
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-n, --noxsettings -
disable Xsettings daemon support
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-r, --reload -
reload configurations (for Xsettings daemon)
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-s, --session name -
name of the desktop session profile
Releases
10 releases since Debian 5.0 (Lenny); the text changed 6 times.
--compatibility since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
--de since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
--noautostart since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
--noxsettings since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
--reload since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
--session since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
-a since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
-c since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
-e since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
-n since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
-r since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
-s since Arch Linux 2026-11-01.