Re: default run level
On Sun, Apr 06, 2003 at 07:20:12AM +0500, Ramsay D. Seielstad, KC2GMW wrote:
> Timing is everything ... after several months with the basic, nothing-X
> installed, I finally got around to adding sound and Xfree86. I also ended
> up rebooting and rather than the usual text consoles for login got the X
> login screen.
>
> I was going to post asking how to get rid of X unless I deliberately
> started X, but rather than trying to remove the automatic start up I think
> I'll use this solution for a while.
# apt-get --purge remove xdm gdm kdm
> Two items I'm not terribly clear about though - if I <CTRL><ALT><F1> from
> X into a text console, am I simply suspending X? And, can I return to X
> when I'm done with my text console session or do I need to stop & restart X?
Just return to it. It's still running there in the background - you're
just not looking at it :-)
Some graphic cards have a problem with this, evidenced by them
displaying a blank screen when you change away from your X session and
back again. I solved this by upgrading to X4.2. Before solving it, I
just only started X when I needed a GUI, and closed it down when I'd
finished.
HTH,
jc
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