Quoting Brian Servis ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > *- On 6 Aug, Guilherme Soares Zahn wrote about "Re: stop bringing up X > window when Linux booting" > >> dpkg --purge xdm > >> > >> works for my 2.1 system. Then you must kill -9 pid_for_xdm. > > > > Hmmm... I was thinking of a workaround that *may* work fine... what if you > > just remove the > > ¨xdm¨ script from the /etc/init.d folder (and the links in the /etc/rc.# > > folders, also)? > > This should do the trick *without* the need to completely remove xdm form > > you system (you > > may want it back someday) AND without bringing up any problem with broken > > dependencies... > > > > Just remove the links in /etc/rc*.d with the correct Debian > tools/method of, > > update-rc.d xdm remove > > If you remove the actuall script you might cause problems when you > actually remove the package and it tries to look for the missing script.
This should not work because update-rc.d remove does nothing unless you've already removed the script itself. I believe the "Right Way" is just to unset the executable permission for /etc/init.d/xdm . Cheers, -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1908 653 739 Fax: +44 1908 655 151 Snail: David Wright, Earth Science Dept., Milton Keynes, England, MK7 6AA Disclaimer: These addresses are only for reaching me, and do not signify official stationery. Views expressed here are either my own or plagiarised.
