Re: Keeping X from restarting after killing it
On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 14:24:58 +0200
Markus Lindström <mlindstr@ulb.ac.be> wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I think this thread is pretty self-explanatory. Actually, I want to
> install the binary nVidia drivers, and they require me to shut down
> the X server. Unfortunately, when using the ctrl-alt-backspace
> interrupt, X instantly respawns.
Open a terminal, su to root, then type
init 1
do your business of installing and the like. When finished type
init 5
to get back to graphical login, or
init 3
to get to console-based login.
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