The xsession program is a session manager. It is normally executed by your ~/.xinitrc (or ~/.xsession) script and controls your X Window session. As soon as it is started, xsession launches a window manager and some applications of your choice. At anytime during your session, you may switch to another window manager or execute some other applications from the xsession menus.
Examples may be found under /usr/share/doc/packages/xsession/examples.
Authors:
Examples may be found under /usr/share/doc/packages/xsession/examples.
Authors:
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Alain Nissen <nissen@montefiore.ulg.ac.be>
Raphael Quinet <quinet@stud.montefiore.ulg.ac.be>
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Distribution | Version | Since | Package | Installed | Packager | |
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![]() | rpm | 1.1-lp150.1.3 | 2019-01-17 | 50 kiB | 108 kiB | https://bugs.opensuse.org |
![]() | rpm | 1.1-lp151.2.3 | 2019-01-23 | 50 kiB | 108 kiB | https://bugs.opensuse.org |
![]() | rpm | 1.1-lp152.3.3 | 2020-01-07 | 50 kiB | 108 kiB | https://bugs.opensuse.org |
![]() | rpm | 1.1-1252.1 | 2019-01-17 | 43.8 kiB | 96.1 kiB | http://bugs.opensuse.org |
![]() | rpm | 1.1-1247.17 | 2020-03-14 | 49.8 kiB | 112 kiB | https://bugs.opensuse.org |
Manual pages
xsession(1x)
xsession - session manager for the X Window System
Latest updates

OpenSUSE Tumbleweed oss: Updated from 1.1-1247.16 to 1.1-1247.17
2020-03-14
- Do not use xorg-x11-devel

OpenSUSE Leap 15.2 oss: Version 1.1-lp152.3.3 introduced
2020-01-07
- Do not use xorg-x11-devel

OpenSUSE Tumbleweed oss: Updated from 1.1-1247.15 to 1.1-1247.16
2019-07-16
- Do not use xorg-x11-devel

OpenSUSE Tumbleweed oss: Updated from 1.1-1247.13 to 1.1-1247.15
2019-06-17
- Do not use xorg-x11-devel

OpenSUSE Tumbleweed oss: Updated from 1.1-1247.12 to 1.1-1247.13
2019-02-03
- Do not use xorg-x11-devel

OpenSUSE Tumbleweed oss: Version 1.1-1247.12 reintroduced
2019-01-23
- Do not use xorg-x11-devel

OpenSUSE Leap 15.1 oss: Version 1.1-lp151.2.3 introduced
2019-01-23
- Do not use xorg-x11-devel

OpenSUSE Leap 15.0 oss: Version 1.1-lp150.1.3 introduced
2019-01-17
- Do not use xorg-x11-devel

OpenSUSE Leap 42.3 oss: Version 1.1-1252.1 introduced
2019-01-17

OpenSUSE Tumbleweed oss: Version 1.1-1247.12 removed
2019-01-17

OpenSUSE Tumbleweed oss: Version 1.1-1247.12 introduced
2019-01-17
- Do not use xorg-x11-devel
Related packages
xsession-debuginfo - Debug information for package xsession
xsession-debugsource - Debug sources for package xsession