Re: Question about ~/.xsession

[Jaque Moreau <mr.wimpy@firemail.de>]

>> I want ~/.xinitrc (and only ~/.xinitrc) to be executed if I use a
>> display manager and ~/.xsession only to be executed if I use startx.
> 
> So my understanding of how those files are typically used is that
> xinit (and hence startx) uses .xinitrc, and display managers use
> .xsession.  So you might be fine if you swapped those filenames, and
> were careful about what ran what.

Normally, yes. But under Debian .xsession is used for startx and
display-managers.

That's what annoys me.