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Re: disable init scripts



John Hasler wrote:
> Matthew Lenz wrote:
> > is there a 'debian way'/command for disabling init scripts from
> > various run levels?  Or do I just remove the links from the
> > various run levels?

My opinion is that the Debian way would be to remove services that you
are not using.  Simpify your life and clean as you go.

  apt-get remove gdm

It is very easy to install them again.  So there is no real penalty
for removing it.

  apt-get install gdm

> Install and use sysvconfig.

Yes.  Or sysv-rc-conf which I prefer.  But both are good.

  sysvconfig
  rcconf
  sysv-rc-conf

For those who like hands on it is also possible to do things yourself
at the low level.  But don't remove the symlink.  In the extreme if
you remove all symlinks then there is no information saying that you
have configured it specially.  Instead keep the symlink but rename it.
Changes such as these will be preserved on package upgrades.

  cd /etc/rc3.d
  mv S99gdm K99gdm

Bob

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