lxsession command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix lxsession command not found error message

Introduction

When you run more command in linux terminal / console, you get the following error message

lxsession: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: lxsession: command not found

In Ubuntu lxsession is provided by lxsession package.

lxsession is:

LXSession is the default session manager for the Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment (LXDE).

It is derived from XSM, has fewer dependencies and more features. It is desktop-independent and can be used with any window manager.

To fix this problem, we can install more using the command below.

sudo apt-get -y install lxsession

This command might take some time to finish depending on your machine internet connection.

You can also use apt command to install lxsession.

sudo apt -y install lxsession

Or if you have aptitude installed you can use the following command.

sudo aptitude install lxsession

In this tutorial we learn how to fix lxsession command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.