Re: Boot Debian to a command line and prevent X from starting on boot

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Subject: Re: Boot Debian to a command line and prevent X from starting on boot
From: ghe <ghe@slsware.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:32:55 -0600
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>> Can someone tell me how to just boot and land on the command line,
>> bypassing X?

If you're just doing this temporarily, put a line "exit" up near the top
of the /etc/init.d/?dm startup file. Then if you want X, type "startx".

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Glenn English
ghe@slsware.com

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