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.
General
- Preferences – Configure the behaviour of the session manager
- Logout Dialog – The logout dialog and more information about power management handling
- Frequently Asked Question – Tips and tricks related to xfce4-session
- Advanced – Advanced information about environment variables and kiosk mode
- Known Issues – Read this if xfce4-session causes trouble
Latest Release
- xfce4-session 4.20.4 released (2026/03/02 11:21)xfce4-session 4.20.4 is now available for download from https://archive.xfce.org/src/xfce/xfce4-session/4.20/xfce4-session-4.20.4.tar.bz2 https://archive.xfce.org/src/xfce/xfce4-session/4.20/xfce4-session-4.20.4.tar.bz2?sha1 https://archive.xfce.org/src/xfce/xfce4-session/4.20/xfce4-session-4.20.4.tar.bz2?sha256 What is xfce4-session? ====================== The Xfce session manager controls the loading of applications when Xfce is started. It also handles logging out, shutting down, and rebooting. Website: https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-session/start Release notes for 4.20.4 ======================== - logout-dialog: Do not create multiple dialogs - startxfce4: Add support for OpenBSD to kbd layout detection on wayland - portals: Add gnome-keyring as Secret provider - startxfce4: Prioritize XKBLAYOUT over KEYMAP for kbd layout on wayland - manager: Avoid use-after-free in idle function - labwc: Let amixer use system default mixer