Re: stopping x from starting automatically
Hello,
On Tue, Nov 16, 1999 at 11:37:19PM +0000, John Stevenson wrote:
> I am not a developer or expert on policy, but as far as I know the intent of xdm is to start
> linux up X rather than on the terminal. Now as debians default init level is 2, it seems
Actually, it starts up X *and* the virtual consoles (I think this is what
you mean by "terminal").
> natural to me to make the appropriate links for xdm in that init level (otherwise it would
> seem to the uninitiate that xdm was not working).
>
> IMHO, if you dont want X to start up on boot, then why do you want to install xdm?? If it
So that you can get an xdm login screen on a remote machine. I have an X
server running on a win95 machine and get an xdm login screen to my linux
server.
I don't need X running on my server unless I'm logged into it. In fact, it
saves resources and lets the server run faster if X is not running....
> is not installed, it doesnt make the links....
>
> John.
HTH,
--David
P.S. If you can limit your line length to about 70-75 it improves
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