On Sat, 29 May 1999, Bob Nielsen wrote: > On Sat, May 29, 1999 at 09:28:11PM +0800, 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. > > 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. > > You have installed xdm. This gives you the X login screen. To get out > of X, type ctrl-alt-F1 and you should have a command-line login prompt. > If you do not want to have the xdm login in the future, type (as root) > > dpkg -r xdm
Surely it's possible to have it installed and still be able to choose whether to run it?
