diff --git a/session/install.sh b/session/install.sh
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+++ b/session/install.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+. ../scripts/flags.sh
+cp src/* "$PREFIX/bin"
diff --git a/session/src/xmd b/session/src/xmd
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+++ b/session/src/xmd
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+export XMD_USERDIR="${HOME}/.Xmd"
+mkdir -p "${XMD_USERDIR}"
+
+export XMD_REPLICANT_PATH="/usr/lib/Xmd/replicants:/usr/local/lib/Xmd/replicants"
+localReplicantDir="$HOME/.local/lib/Xmd/replicants"
+if [ -d "$localReplicantDir" ]; then
+	export XMD_REPLICANT_PATH="$localReplicantDir:$XMD_REPLICANT_PATH"
+fi
+
+xmd-load-xresources
+appDefaults="${XMD_USERDIR}/app-defaults"
+if [ -d "$appDefaults" ]; then
+	export XAPPLRESDIR="$appDefaults"
+else
+	echo "!!! cant find $appDefaults"
+fi
+xmd-load-wallpaper
+
+startupDir="$XMD_USERDIR/startup"
+if [ -d "$startupDir" ]; then
+	export XMD_STARTUPDIR="$startupDir"
+	xmd-run-startup-items
+else
+	echo "!!! cant find $startupDir"
+fi
+
+exec mwm
diff --git a/session/src/xmd-load-wallpaper b/session/src/xmd-load-wallpaper
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+++ b/session/src/xmd-load-wallpaper
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+. $XMD_USERDIR/wallpaper
+xwallpaper "--${mode}" "$file"
diff --git a/session/src/xmd-load-xresources b/session/src/xmd-load-xresources
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+++ b/session/src/xmd-load-xresources
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+xrdb -remove 
+
+xResources="${XMD_USERDIR}/Xresources"
+if [ -r "$xResources" ]; then
+	xrdb -cpp /usr/bin/cpp < "$xResources"
+else
+	echo "!!! can't find $xResources"
+fi
diff --git a/session/src/xmd-run-startup-items b/session/src/xmd-run-startup-items
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+++ b/session/src/xmd-run-startup-items
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+if [ -z "$XMD_STARTUPDIR" ]; then
+	echo "!!! \$XMD_STARTUPDIR not set"
+	exit 1
+fi
+for item in $XMD_STARTUPDIR/*; do
+	if [ -x "$item" ]; then
+		"$item" &
+	fi
+done