Re: Boot Debian to a command line and prevent X from starting on boot
Robert Menes wrote:
> Hi folks, I have a Debian lenny-stable install that I need a little
> memory refresher with.
>
> I need to boot and go straight to a terminal, and not start X on
> bootup. I know there was a
> way of doing so, but I forgot (I'm a little rusty and need to not be rusty).
>
> Can someone tell me how to just boot and land on the command line,
> bypassing X? Thanks!
>
> --Rob
>
What I would do is deactivate [x|w|g|k]dm by editing the appropriate
/etc/init.d/[?]dm script and adding a single line:
exit 0
as the first executable line of that script.
There are a dozen ways of doing what you want to do; this is probably
the method I'd use.
--
Kent West <*)))><
http://kentwest.blogspot.com
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