LXSession

E751195

session manager software

LXSession is the lightweight session manager used by the LXDE desktop environment to handle user sessions, startup applications, and desktop settings.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
LXSession canonical	3

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8681973 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: LXSession
Context triple: [LXDE, component, LXSession]

A. xfce4-session
xfce4-session is the session manager for the Xfce desktop environment, responsible for starting, saving, and restoring user sessions and running core desktop services.
B. MATE Session Manager
MATE Session Manager is a core component of the MATE desktop environment responsible for starting, managing, and restoring user sessions on Unix-like systems.
C. LX
LX is the IATA airline designator used to identify Swiss International Air Lines on tickets, timetables, and flight numbers.
D. LX
LX is the second-generation Holden Torana series produced in the mid-1970s, notable for introducing the A9X performance package and being a popular Australian mid-size car in both road and racing forms.
E. LXS
LXS is the IATA airport code for the main airport serving the Greek island of Lemnos in the northern Aegean Sea.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: LXSession
Target entity description: LXSession is the lightweight session manager used by the LXDE desktop environment to handle user sessions, startup applications, and desktop settings.

A. xfce4-session
xfce4-session is the session manager for the Xfce desktop environment, responsible for starting, saving, and restoring user sessions and running core desktop services.
B. MATE Session Manager
MATE Session Manager is a core component of the MATE desktop environment responsible for starting, managing, and restoring user sessions on Unix-like systems.
C. LX
LX is the second-generation Holden Torana series produced in the mid-1970s, notable for introducing the A9X performance package and being a popular Australian mid-size car in both road and racing forms.
D. LX
LX is the IATA airline designator used to identify Swiss International Air Lines on tickets, timetables, and flight numbers.
E. LXS
LXS is the IATA airport code for the main airport serving the Greek island of Lemnos in the northern Aegean Sea.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	session manager ⓘ software ⓘ
aimsFor	high performance on older hardware ⓘ low memory usage ⓘ
canBeUsedWith	other lightweight window managers ⓘ
category	Desktop environment component ⓘ Linux session management software ⓘ
compatibleWith	LXPanel ⓘ Openbox ⓘ
componentOf	LXDE core components ⓘ linked to: LXDE
configurationFileLocation	/etc/xdg/lxsession/ ⓘ ~/.config/lxsession/ ⓘ
desktopEnvironment	LXDE ⓘ
developer	LXDE project ⓘ linked to: Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment
function	handle logout and shutdown actions ⓘ handle startup applications ⓘ manage desktop settings ⓘ manage environment variables for sessions ⓘ manage user sessions ⓘ provide autostart functionality ⓘ
handles	starting desktop utilities ⓘ starting panel ⓘ starting window manager ⓘ
hasFeature	command-line options for session control ⓘ configuration via configuration files ⓘ lightweight resource usage ⓘ support for XDG autostart specification ⓘ support for multiple desktop environments ⓘ
license	GPL-2.0-or-later ⓘ
operatingSystem	Linux ⓘ Unix-like operating systems ⓘ
partOf	LXDE ⓘ
previousRepositoryHost	SourceForge ⓘ
programmingLanguage	C ⓘ
provides	lxsession executable ⓘ lxsession-logout utility ⓘ
repositoryHost	GitHub ⓘ
role	default session manager for LXDE ⓘ
runsOn	desktop environments ⓘ
supports	X11 ⓘ per-user configuration ⓘ system-wide configuration ⓘ
usedBy	LXDE desktop environment ⓘ linked to: LXDE
usesStandard	freedesktop.org XDG Autostart ⓘ linked to: XDG specifications