What does the variable GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID do?

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Issue

  • What is the GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID variable and what is it's purpose?

  • Does xdg-open rely on the GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID variable?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • GNOME

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