I meant just: command: xmonad
It should create ~/.config/autostart/xmonad.desktop like: [Desktop Entry] Type=Application Name=xmonad Exec=xmonad -- Xmonad refuses to start automatically on 9.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/378111 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs