Reference

window-managers(5)

list of X window managers

NAME

window-managers - list of X window managers

DESCRIPTION

/etc/X11/window-managers contains a list of paths to X window managers. If there is no $HOME/.xsession file available (or if the system is configured to ignore them) and executable by the user who started the X session, the /etc/X11/Xsession script will attempt to start each of the window managers listed in this file in turn, until it finds one that will run. X window managers may add or remove themselves from this file with the register-window-manager(8) command.

The path /usr/X11R6/bin should not be used. Use /usr/bin/X11 instead. Window managers in other locations should be referenced in a manner consistent with Debian policy.

EXAMPLES

/usr/bin/X11/mwm

/usr/bin/X11/fvwm2

/usr/bin/X11/twm

/usr/local/bin/my-wm

SEE ALSO

register-window-manager(8), Xsession(5), Xsession.options(5)

AUTHOR

This manpage was written by Branden Robinson for Debian GNU/Linux.