11. Session Management

Xubuntu provides a collection of commands for managing your session. These commands are accessible from the command buttons section of the Applications Menu as well as through shortcut keys.

The first of the these commands is the Lock Screen button, which locks the current session and presents the login dialog to resume the session. Locking the screen is also accessible by two keyboard shortcuts: Super+L and Ctrl+Alt+L.

The remaining session commands are accessible through the Log Out button, as well as the Ctrl+Alt+Delete keyboard shortcuts, which opens a dialog and gives access to commands to:

Log Out - End the current session.

Restart - Restart the computer.

Shutdown - Shut down the computer.

Suspend - Put the computer to sleep and have it run with minimal power.

Hibernate - Save the current desktop session and shut down the computer. When you restart the computer, you will resume the session.

Switch User - Log in to another user account.


	It is possible to access the session management commands from the panel by right-clicking on the panel and then Panel → Add New Items... and then adding the Action Buttons entry. It is also possible to add additional session management commands to the Applications Menu by right-clicking the Menu icon and selecting Properties and then enabling them in the Commands tab.

	Hibernation is disabled by default in Xubuntu and instructions to enable it can be found in Enabling hibernation.