Re: Runlevel for textmode

[Tim Johnson <tim@johnsons-web.com>]

On Sunday 13 May 2007 22:13, Nelson Castillo wrote:
> On 5/13/07, Tim Johnson <tim@johnsons-web.com> wrote:
 <snipped>
> In Debian you use runlevel 2 for everything.
> (I'd better say there's no need to use another runlevel).
> You'll run on 2 by default whether you use X or not.
  understood.
> I'd rm /etc/rc2.d/S30gdm (also xdm and kdm).
>
> I think you can use also the "alternatives" for that and I guess this
> is the debian way.
>
> I think that:
>
>  echo /bin/true > /etc/X11/default-display-manager
>
> could work.
>
> Check /etc/init.d/[x, g, k]dm to see how those scripts use the
> alternatives.
  I commented out the line in default-display-manager.
  that did it.
thanks
tim

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Tim Johnson <tim@johnsons-web.com>
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