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From: Rafael Skodlar <raffi@linwin.com>
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Subject: Re: xwindows question
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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