Re: problems debian / gnome

[Brian Nelson <nelson@bignachos.com>]

Henryx <henryx.b@vene.dave.it> writes:

> On 29 Oct 2001 23:42:14 +1300 Andrew McMillan <andrew@catalyst.net.nz>
> wrote:
> 
> > If you uninstall gdm / kdm / xdm ("dpkg -r gdm xdm kdm") you will
> >get the login prompt and be able to log in, then go 'startx' to start
> >an Xsession.
> 
> If don't change the line
> 
> id:5:initdefault:
> 
> in
> 
> id:2:initdefault:
> 
> in the /etc/inittab , you have a bad surprise ;)
> 
> (I don't konow if the gdm/kdm/xdm debfiles change automatically the
> inittab file)

AFAIK, Debian packages don't mess with inittab.  By default, debian
always starts at runlevel 2.  Unlike Redhat and the like, the login
you're presented with (*dm or console) depends on the scripts in
/etc/init.d/, not the runlevel.

-- 
Brian Nelson <nelson@bignachos.com>