Re: getting out of fvwm
On Sat, 29 May 1999, Bob Nielsen wrote:
> On Sat, May 29, 1999 at 09:28:11PM +0800, Barry Kauler wrote:
> > I'm *still* installing my first Debian Linux!
> > I got X windows running, with default window
> > manager fvwm, but next time I logged in it
> > didn't stop at the commandline --- went straight
> > into graphics mode and gave me a login window
> > for fvwm.
> > In Red Hat, this is controlled by /etc/inittab, which
> > sets the initial runlevel to 3. 5 is required to launch
> > X.
> > In Debian, inittab has default runlevel set to 2, so
> > why is it launching straight into fvwm?
> > Does anyone know what config file needs to be
> > changed so I can login to commandline only?
> >
> > Also when I exit from fvwm, refuses to exit to
> > the commandline. I'm back at that darn login
> > window again. Even <ctrl-alt-backspace>
> > won't get me out.
>
> You have installed xdm. This gives you the X login screen. To get out
> of X, type ctrl-alt-F1 and you should have a command-line login prompt.
> If you do not want to have the xdm login in the future, type (as root)
>
> dpkg -r xdm
Surely it's possible to have it installed and still be able to choose
whether to run it?
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