~/.xprofile

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The ~/.xprofile file is read when using login managers such as GDM, KDM or LightDM to start the X.org server.

It is for configuring and running applications before a window manager starts. e.g. a compositing manager.

.xprofile is a shell script. Thus it allows the same syntax as your shell.

Login managers

List of login managers sourcing ~/.xprofile

  • KDM
  • GDM
  • LXDM
  • SDDM
  • LightDM

List of login managers not directly sourcing ~/.xprofile:

  • XDM
  • SLiM
  • startx

Distributions

Add here and specific or unusual configuration used by some linux distributions.

See also

http://linux.overshoot.tv/home/user/.xinitrc
http://linux.overshoot.tv/home/user/.bashrc