lxsession-xdg-autostart command not found

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

Introduction

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

lxsession-xdg-autostart: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: lxsession-xdg-autostart: command not found

In Ubuntu lxsession-xdg-autostart 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-xdg-autostart command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.