"s. keeling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Incoming from Roland Dunn: >> >> Having typed: "update-alternatives --config x-session-manager" and >> choosen GNOME, GNOME now starts up on reboot. I'd like it not to so that >> I can type "startx" when I want it to go into GNOME. How can I force it >> not to launch GNOME on reboot? > > That's gdm, and you can disable it by [as root]: > > 1. /etc/init.d/gdm stop > > 2. edit /etc/init.d/gdm. Stick an "exit 0" near the top of it. > > Note you should do it in that order. The second step disables the > first. And from now on, X desktop changes go in ~/.xsession
Wouldn't it be better to change the symlink in /etc/rc2.d? (Assuming the OP is booting into runlevel 2.) I think this is better for several reasons. It preserves init.d/gdm in case he wants to start|stop|restart gdm from the command line, it allows for running gdm in a different runlevel, and it doesn't depend on init.d/gdm running at all when booting in to runlevel 2. In addition, it is consistent with the way System V init is commonly used, and documented. 'mv /etc/rc2.d/Snngdm /etc/rc2.d/Knngdm', as root. I guess it doesn't really matter if all he wants to do is nuke gdm, but if he wants to make a lot of changes to his init, mucking around in the scripts would quickly become a mess. I'd hate to have to take over maintenance of a machine from somebody who did that. http://www.freeos.com/articles/3243/ is a good overview of System V init. -- Lift me down, so I can make the Earth tremble. --Bucky Katt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
