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+[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-GPL%20v2-blue.svg)](https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-session/-/blob/master/COPYING)
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+# xfce4-session
+
+
+Xfce4-session is a session manager for Xfce. Its task is to save the state of your desktop (opened applications and their location) and restore it during a next startup. You can create several different sessions and choose one of them on startup. 
+
+----
+
+### Homepage
+
+[Xfce4-session documentation](https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-session/start)
+
+### Changelog
+
+See [NEWS](https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-session/-/blob/master/NEWS) for details on changes and fixes made in the current release.
+
+### Source Code Repository
+
+[Xfce4-session source code](https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-session)
+
+### Download a Release Tarball
+
+[Xfce4-session archive](https://archive.xfce.org/src/xfce/xfce4-session)
+    or
+[Xfce4-session tags](https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-session/-/tags)
+
+### Installation
+
+From source: 
+
+    % cd xfce4-session
+    % ./autogen.sh
+    % make
+    % make install
+
+From release tarball:
+
+    % tar xf xfce4-session-<version>.tar.bz2
+    % cd xfce4-session-<version>
+    % ./configure
+    % make
+    % make install
+
+### Reporting Bugs
+
+Visit the [reporting bugs](https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-session/bugs) page to view currently open bug reports and instructions on reporting new bugs or submitting bugfixes.
+