Re: console mode(probally off)
On Monday 02 June 2003 17:47, Adam Borowski wrote:
> On Mon, 2 Jun 2003, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote:
> > On Monday 02 June 2003 04:09, Luiz Rafael Culik Guimaraes wrote:
> > > How to start debian direct on console mode,
> >
> > Eh? I thought Debian always started in console mode unless you both
> > installed xdm (or the gnome/kde equivalent) and enabled it.
>
> Unfortunately, all of these three ({x,g,k}dm) automatically start X when
> the system starts if they are installed, and AFAIK neither of them
> provides a way to disable them other than uninstalling them or editing
> /etc/{rc*.d,init.d}/whatever by hand.
>
hmmmmmmm, yes. There are ways to disable them but they are not immediately
obvious to the Debian newbie.
> The things are even worse: a vast majority of novice users use tasksel
> when installing Debian, and the two most often selected tasks ("X window
> system" and "desktop environment") include xdm variants. Thus, questions
> like "How to start debian direct on console mode" have a lot of merit.
> It might be just me, but my eyes hurt more after a few hours of doing
> things in graphics mode than after a 48h straight programming run on a
> text console.
>
your eyestrain may indicate a poorly configured X setup (too low of a refresh
rate) or a need for more contrast in your desktop setup.
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