Barry Kauler wrote: > > I'm *still* installing my first Debian Linux! > I got X windows running, with default window > manager fvwm, but next time I logged in it > didn't stop at the commandline --- went straight > into graphics mode and gave me a login window > for fvwm.
This question is asked repeatedly. A quick search at the Debian User's archives will net you the info your looking for, http://www.debian.org/Lists-Archives/ > In Red Hat, this is controlled by /etc/inittab, which > sets the initial runlevel to 3. 5 is required to launch > X. > In Debian, inittab has default runlevel set to 2, so > why is it launching straight into fvwm? > Does anyone know what config file needs to be > changed so I can login to commandline only? > > Also when I exit from fvwm, refuses to exit to > the commandline. I'm back at that darn login > window again. Even <ctrl-alt-backspace> > won't get me out. To get a console from X just hit ctrl+alt+F1 through F6. To go back to X Alt+F7. That is the default set up anyhow. hth, kent
