Re: "debian rookie" trying to get his bearings...
"Jeff Hahn" <jeffh@gryphongardens.com> writes:
> I'm setting up a "test" debian server (contemplating a move of several
> redhat boxes)
> One quick question to get me going a little better... How do you install
> services (apache, samba, whatever) and NOT have them start on system
> startup?
Probably the easiest way is to 'rm /etc/rc2.d/S20apache', etc. as root.
There's also an update-rc.d utility which is sort of akin to
chkconfig, but it's mostly used by install scripts. A warning: don't
delete *all* of the /etc/rc?.d/*foo links, because then on upgrade
update-rc.d will decide that the package has never been installed and
reinstall the links and start the server under you.
> If I see that blankety-blank GDM login on bootup again, I'll .............
Of course, if you have a service that you never intend to use at all,
you can very easily remove it. (dpkg --remove gdm)
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