He doesn't want it as a startup thing. There ain't no extreme about it, just a preference. Linux is not confined to X, so why artificially confine it? BTW why stop at 7 VTs when you can make up to 255 relatively easily (I have 9+syslog [X gets VT10] and would have more, but I don't like the idea of WPish ctl/alt/shift fkeys)?
On Sun, 9 May 1999, John Foster wrote: > "Luis M. Garcia" wrote: > > > > On Mon, May 10, 1999 at 12:47:04AM +1000, Robert Norris wrote: > > > > 1 - My X server since installation starts automaticly... I don't want > > > > it to > > > > auto - start. How do I take that option out? > > > > > > I'm guessing you mean xdm. If your system is like mine, you'll have a file > > > /etc/X11/config. In their will be a line 'start-xdm' which you should > > > replace with 'no-start-xdm'. > > > > This is true if you are using Debian 2.0; if you have Debian 2.1 (aka Slink) > > you should remove the xdm package if you don't want X server to start > > automatically: > > > > dpkg --remove xdm > --------------------------------------------------------------- > That's kind of extreme! Before you do that try using Ctrl-Alt F1 (or any > F key from F1 thru F6) to access a regular console. If you want to > return to the XWindow use Ctrl-Alt-F7 . you can go back and forth as > needed. I find this technique very useful when installing new software, > as I can run several terminals including X with different users logged > in. When you are having a bad day, and it seems like everybody is trying to tick you off, remember that it takes 42 muscles to produce a frown, but only 4 muscles to work the trigger of a good sniper rifle. Who is John galt? [EMAIL PROTECTED], that's who!
