Re: X and text consoles - switching back & forth?

[Rick Pasotto <rick@tolive.vnet.net>]

> 
> I once saw someone (running Red Hat) who had an X session going on one
> console, and text sessions (or if he wanted, he could run additional X
> sessions) on the others.  He switched using Ctrl-Alt-F<n> (1<=n<=6).
> 

Is doing this detrimental to the monitor?

For the most part I prefer to use the console, but some things require
X, so I'm constantly switching back and forth. Each time I switch I hear
a clicking in the monitor (relay?). Will doing this shorten monitor life?

Rick


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