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LXSession is LXDE's session manager. It launches the applications that make up the LXDE desktop interface, such as lxpanel for the panel and pcmanfm for the desktop (and folder windows). It can be reconfigured to launch different programs, for a customized desktop.

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/etc/X11/Xsession & LightDM

I'm running Lubuntu 14.10. It seems that LighDM invokes /etc/X11/Xsession only if directed to so by the user. In fact there is no shadow of it in lightdm-session wrapper. startx command line (wrapper around xinit for reasonable defaults) uses…
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What is lxsession?

Running lxsession my appearance settings changed to something that looked like the LXDE session (while my normal session is Lubuntu). Running lxsession-edit opens the Desktop Sessions Settings that allows to decide which programs should start…
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lxsession-default tasks broken

Using Lubuntu. When I hit Ctrl-Alt-Del, it logs me out to the login screen. It's supposed to bring up the task manager. Turns out that "lxsession-default tasks" is the problem. I searched, and there is almost nothing on the web about this…
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lxsession-default-terminal does not open a terminal anymore (Lubuntu 18.04)

I am using Lubuntu 18.04 lxsession-default-terminal (which is used by PCManFM (F4) -> open Terminal in folder) does not open a Terminal-Window anymore. (I can only see a flashing window [open and closes immediatelly]) This problem exists on 3…
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Why does "lxsession&" via "ssh -X" make Ubuntu look different even after disconnecting?

I was working with my Raspberry Pi, and I ended up messing up my Ubuntu machine. I ssh -X'd into the Pi from my Ubuntu 14.04 desktop, and was trying to get a graphical session to start on the pi so I could see it with X11 forwarding. I ran startx…
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.desktop file in xsessions folder not autorunning

I was setting up a kiosk per this tutorial http://www.instructables.com/id/Setting-Up-Ubuntu-as-a-Kiosk-Web-Appliance/?ALLSTEPS I have hit a problem with the kiosk.desktop file since it is not autorunning when i login to the kiosk account. I cannot…
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lxsession-default-apps fails to update

Each time I run sudo apt-get update and then sudo apt-get upgrade, the program lxsession-default-apps is available for update but I always get an error that it can't update. How do I fix this?
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enable special keys in lubuntu 14.04

I've done a lot of reading and cannot find a simple answer to what seems like it should be a simple question. How do I define the functions of the extra keys such as the "my computer" and "web browser" keys? Here's what I've done so far. Install…
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Lubuntu : session won't open : where to find the logs

I have a huge problem here. As I turn on my laptop, I reach the session login splash screen. I select my user name, but straight after my desktop is loaded, a really quick message appears (too quick to read it) and I'm logged out... I guess…
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x2go do not connect to active desktop session

I have an Ubuntu Server 16.04 installation that I later added Lubuntu desktop to. I then installed the x2go server (and the client on my Lubuntu 18.04 laptop). For some years everything worked like a charm, connecting to the users active display…
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log out command for Lubuntu desktop

I know for gnome session the command looks something like this: gnome-session-quit What is the equivalent for an Lxqt (Ubuntu with Lxqt and openbox WM) desktop session ?
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How do I close Libre Office when closing a document? (default settings for LXSession)

I use Lubuntu 16.04 and Libre Office Version: 5.1.6.2. When I work on a text document and then save and close it, libre office shows the main screen where I can choose between different documents and create a new one. I don't want that. When…
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Where goes a session after I launch lxsession in terminal

If in Lubuntu under LXDE I open LXTerminal and launch "lxsession" command then it sends me to a log-in screen. When I log in I get to a new session. So do I loose the first session from which I launched "lxsesion" command or I still can get back…
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Can't change window manager for lxsession

I am running Lubuntu 16.04. This ships with openbox but I want to use ratposion. The config file in ~/.config/lxsession/Lubuntu/desktop.conf specifies the window manager like so: [Session] windows_manager/command=openbox This works perfectly.…
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Default Applications for LXSession not working correctly Lubuntu 14.04.2?

Whenever I change a Default Application in LXSession from "Disabled" to a Program, such as LibreOffice Calc for the Spreadsheet, it always reverts back to "Disabled", or to some other Program, such as LibreOffice Math, which isn't even in the List.…
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