Re: How do I stop XDM/GDM starting ?

[David Z Maze <dmaze@debian.org>]

<listmail@ddsap.com> writes:

> Anyway, how do I stop X starting automatically when Debian starts ?
>
> GDm or XDM starts automagically when I start the laptop so it starts X.

Same as stopping any other service from starting when Debian boots:
uninstall the package, or remove the appropriate 'S' link from
/etc/rc2.d.  If you want to start it later, you can run
'/etc/init.d/xdm start' as root (and similarly, 'stop' to stop it).

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