From: "A. R. Vener" <salt@aero-vision.com>
To: blinux-list@redhat.com
Subject: Re: xwindows question
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 17:05:38 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20031205170538.A25891@cougar.aero-vision.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20031205183507.GA13145@linwin.com>; from raffi@linwin.com on Fri, Dec 05, 2003 at 10:35:07AM -0800
Modify /etc/inittab so your default runlevel is 3.
This typically starts up all network services and text mode login's but
not your X server.
rudy
On Fri, Dec 05, 2003 at 10:35:07AM -0800, Rafael Skodlar wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 05, 2003 at 09:05:07AM -0800, Tom Masterson wrote:
> > Hi
> >
>
> > I am running Debian and just installed xwindows, gnome, gnopernicus,
> > etc. Now of course it assumes I want xwindows as my default on boot
> > which is not true, especially since gnopernicus is not working with
> > brltty at this point. So which file or files do I need to modify too
> > have it come up at a console on boot and then I can start xwindows as
> > I wish?
>
> This is not specificaly X-windows question but here it goes:
> file to change is
> /etc/inittab
>
> change line
> id:5:initdefault:
> to
> id:2:initdefault:
>
> that will change your system to run in run level 2 instead of 5 which is
> traditionaly used for GUI login.
>
> >
> > TOm
> --
> Rafael
>
>
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