Re: Changing default runlevels

[Scott <angrykeyboarder@angrykeyboarder.com>]

Scott Denlinger wrote:
> 
> Quoting Mitch Wiedemann [and others]
> 
>>>
>>> As a general rule, if you don't want X to start automatically on
>>> boot-up, you can either disable, or uninstall, the relevant login
>>> manager (xdm, kdm, gdm, or wdm).
>>>
>> Or, instead of removing the display manager (*dm), simply remove the
>> symlink in /etc/rc2.d/S99*dm.  That way, it'll still be there if you
>> want it, but it won't start at boot time.
> 
> Debian has a nice way to do this without worrying about symlinks. It's
> 
> update-rc.d
> 
> This is a very versatile utility to administer what gets stopped and
> started in
> the various run levels. The man page for this command will get you started.
> 
> Scott Denlinger
> 

Thanks  I wish I'd seen your response sooner.  I went with one of the
previous suggestions and it worked.

Regards,

-- 
Scott
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