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Re: Command Line on logout



Quoting Dale Morris (dlm@well.com):
> How do I get rid of the graphic login that comes up when I log out of X? It
> makes it impossible for me to do anything from the command line. It's the
> yellow screen that asks for my username and password. 

If you really just want an occasional command line, press Ctrl-Alt-F1
through F6 and log in.

If you really want to get rid of the login screen, then just don't run a
display manager (xdm, kdm etc.). Use startx to start X instead.

Cheers,

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