Re: Console Login
But I still want to be able to start them with startx, i dont want
them to be gone.
On 6/11/05, Paul E Condon <pecondon@mesanetworks.net> wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 11, 2005 at 12:36:30PM -0400, Strake wrote:
> > I just installed sarge but it always boots into a graphical
> > environment and even when I kill it with ctrl+meta+backspace it starts
> > again. How do I boot into console mode?
>
> One way is to remove the display manager package that is installed.
> There are three display managers any of which may be installed. To
> be sure not to have a graphical boot ever be sure to remove all three.
> They are xdm gdm and kdm . Remove these using apt-get, or aptitude.
>
> If you are having trouble with your graphical display environment, you
> can get a console using ctrl-alt-F1, login, and then remove your
> display managers to stop them from messing about while you debug.
>
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> Paul E Condon
> pecondon@mesanetworks.net
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