From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (nat-pix.rdu.redhat.com [10.255.18.200]) by listman.rdu-colo.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id h4VJGK502622 for ; Sat, 31 May 2003 15:16:20 -0400 Received: (from mail@localhost) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) id h4VJGhW03326 for blinux-list@listman.rdu-colo.redhat.com; Sat, 31 May 2003 15:16:43 -0400 Received: from mx1.redhat.com (mx1.redhat.com [172.16.48.31]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id h4VJGhI03322 for ; Sat, 31 May 2003 15:16:43 -0400 Received: from cantata.rednote.net (dsl092-170-086.wdc1.dsl.speakeasy.net [66.92.170.86]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id h4VJGgH08238 for ; Sat, 31 May 2003 15:16:42 -0400 Received: from janina by cantata.rednote.net with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19MBqN-0007y8-00 for ; Sat, 31 May 2003 15:16:43 -0400 Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 15:16:42 -0400 From: Janina Sajka To: blinux-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: Not starting X at boot Message-ID: <20030531191641.GN29426@rednote.net> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i X-Loop: blinux-list@redhat.com Sender: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com Errors-To: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.13 Precedence: list Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: I believe the canonical way is to edit /etc/inittab and change: id:5:initdefault so that it becomes ... id:3:initdefault Change the '5' to a '3', in other words. Cheryl Homiak writes: > From: Cheryl Homiak > > I am trying to get garnome up and running and with it, of course, X. can > somebody using debian remind me how one keeps X from starting at boot. I though > i remembered it as being to not have xdm on your system, but neither apt-get or > dpkg like the idea of my getting rid of xdm and leaving the main package. I do > know how to get out of X if I do boot up with it, but I would prefer not to do > so at this stage. > Thanks. > > Cheryl > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175