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Re: GUI



new to linux wrote:

> Hi,
>  
> I'm new to linux. I installed debian ver 3.1. When finished the
> installation, debian started automatically in GUI. What I have to do
> so that not to start the GUI automatically?
>  
> Thank you,
>  
> New to linux


Remove the symlink which causes your installed display manager (gdm,
kdm, or xdm) to start:

rm /etc/rc2.d/S99gdm
rm /etc/rc2.d/S99kdm
rm /etc/rc2.d/S99xdm

This will leave you with a complete GUI that simply doesn't start on boot.

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Mitch Wiedemann
Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association
http://ithacafreesoftware.org 




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