Kent West wrote: > Scott wrote: > >> I've gathered Debian starts in run level 2 and from there X is started. >> >> How do I change the setting so that when I log in I don't go any further >> than a shell and if I want ex I just type "startx" and enter? >> >> I don't know why but Debian seems to be more cryptic when it comes to >> this and it's run levels are odd compared with other linux distros. >> >> I was browsing through /etc/inittab and found >> >> "# Runlevel 0 is halt. >> # Runlevel 1 is single-user. >> # Runlevels 2-5 are multi-user. >> # Runlevel 6 is reboot." >> >> So 2-5 are multi-user and I've gathered 2 is the defualt for running X. >> So then, can if I change it to 3, 4 or 5 will X not start then? >> >> > Debian ships with runlevels 2 - 5 identical; it is up to the system > administrator to do what he wills with the runlevels. > > As a general rule, if you don't want X to start automatically on > boot-up, you can either disable, or uninstall, the relevant login > manager (xdm, kdm, gdm, or wdm). > Or, instead of removing the display manager (*dm), simply remove the symlink in /etc/rc2.d/S99*dm. That way, it'll still be there if you want it, but it won't start at boot time.
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