Re: X startup

[Gordon Sadler <gbsadler1@lcisp.com>]

On Sun, May 06, 2001 at 08:42:26PM -0400, Darkhaven wrote:
> From: Darkhaven <swilson@freenet.tlh.fl.us>
> To: <debian-kde@lists.debian.org>
> Subject: X startup
> 
> when i installed debian, i didn't install x on it and it booted just fine into
> the console. however, i installed x about a week later and it automatically
> starts up. obviously the X group, or the X mantainer (or it could be a part of
> kde, but i doubt it) wanted it to have more the look and feel of M$ windows when
> X is installed (which isn't really bad by itself) however, i just don't like it.
> sometimes i don't want to use X. however, it still starts up and does nothing
> more than take up memory.
> 
> my causin's solution to this was to mess with some script and make it so that X
> crashed when it was started on startup. then when he wanted to use it just type
> startx. however, i was looking to do thist the "debian way". i was wondering if
> there was an easy way to do this, or what is the proper way to make X not start
> on bootup (without making it crash :-) ).
> 
> i have X, kde, twm, and some gnome libraries installed.
> 
> any help would be appreciated.
> 
Somehow, probably via a task package, you installed one of these: xdm,
gdm, kdm, or another display manager. When installed they cause X to be
started on boot. The best/simplest answer is to find the one you
installed and remove it.

If you want it installed... but not started automatically, you may have
to adjust /etc/inittab or /etc/init.d/{g,k,x}dm to have it only start at
certain run-levels.

Gordon Sadler