https://docs.xfce.org/ Wed, 06 May 2026 17:12:44 +0000 FeedCreator 1.8 https://docs.xfce.org/_media/wiki/dokuwiki-128.png https://docs.xfce.org/ https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-session/4.16/advanced?rev=1612829699&do=diff xfce4-session - Advanced Topics * * * * * ---------- Auto login from console Instead of using a desktop manager, you can also auto login from the console. If you use bash, you can put the following in your ~/.bash_profile: if [ "$(tty)" = "/dev/tty1" ] ; then startxfce4 fi anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Tue, 09 Feb 2021 00:14:59 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-session/4.16/faq?rev=1612829377&do=diff xfce4-session - Frequently Asked Questions * * * ---------- Some of my applications are always started when I login There are two possible reasons why the application is started: It is saved in the last session or it is listed in the auto started applications. Follow 1 of the two steps below to get rid of the applications. anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Tue, 09 Feb 2021 00:09:37 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-session/4.16/knownproblems?rev=1612829815&do=diff xfce4-session - Known Issues Shutting down your computer using the session manager Since 4.1.5, the session manager supports only sudo(8)-based shutdown, other method can be added by packagers if desired, just replace XfsmShutdownHelper with your code. To be able to shutdown the computer, you must be listed in the systems sudoers file, in particular, you must be allowed to execute $HELPER_PATH_PREFIX/xfce4/session/xfsm-shutdown-helper as user root (where $HELPER_PATH_PREFIX is the directory pa… anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Tue, 09 Feb 2021 00:16:55 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-session/4.16/logout?rev=1612829321&do=diff xfce4-session - Logout Dialog Power Management xfce4-session supports shutting down your computer when you log out of your desktop session. To be able to shutdown the computer, you have to be listed in the systems sudoers file, in particular, you must be allowed to execute the command ${libdir}/xfce4/session/xfsm-shutdown-helper (/usr/sbin/xfsm-shutdown-helper on Debian GNU/Linux) as user root (where ${libdir} is the lib sub directory in the prefix you installed xfce4-session, for example… anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Tue, 09 Feb 2021 00:08:41 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-session/4.16/preferences?rev=1612829221&do=diff xfce4-session - Preferences * * * * ---------- General ? Display chooser on login ! If set, the session manager will ask you to choose a session every time you log in to Xfce. ? Automatically save session on logout ! This option instructs the session manager to save the current session automatically when you log out. If you don't select this option you'll be prompted whether you want to save the current session on each logout. ? Prompt on logout ! This option disables the log… anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Tue, 09 Feb 2021 00:07:01 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-session/4.16/start?rev=1612829846&do=diff xfce4-session - Session Manager * * * ---------- Introduction Xfce4-session is a session manager for Xfce. Its task is to save the state of your desktop (opened applications and their location) and restore it during a next startup. You can create several different sessions and choose one of them on startup. anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Tue, 09 Feb 2021 00:17:26 +0000