Hello,
On Fri, Mar 31, 2000 at 04:57:04PM -0500, Hilary Hertzoff wrote:
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> 2. I downloaded a file from the internet through lynx for the browser I
> used to use in Windoze. Now I can't find the file. Where would lynx have
> dropped it.
>
You can tell lynx where to put downloaded files.
In th
> Have a look in /var/log/xdm.log and see if you can find out why xdm
> isn't restarting the X server (or perhaps you've deliberately set it
> that way somewhere in /etc/X11/xdm?).
Thanks, Colin, but I can't. I zapped both XDM and KDM to dust. :) And actually
even if it was broken (it was a strai
"Phoenix Amon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi Hillary. I'm about a week newer to Linux that you are... I know your
>bewilderment well. :)
>
>> 1. Is there a way to exit X without halting the computer? The methods
>> I've tried have either shut down the computer correctly or
>> brought me back
>>
On Fri, Mar 31, 2000 at 05:38:02PM -0500, Phoenix Amon wrote:
> > Why would you want to close X? You can also switch to a
> > virtual terminal
> > from X at any time using --F1 to F6 (there are six virtual
> > terminals at default).
> Well, for instance... if what you want to do from the terminal
I found the easiest way to deactivate XDM on startup was to simply rename
xdm to xdm.d in the dir . Now when the computer starts up,
it stays in the text mode until a user wishes to enter x by typing
. All you have to do is enter the /etc/init.d directory and type
mv xdm , newname being any name.
Hilary Hertzoff writes:
> Eventually I'm going to remove xdm from the startup script, but I'm
> finding it handy while I'm learning the system to use the windows until I
> feel comfortable using other ways to get around the system.
Removing xdm does not remove X or render it inaccessible. Just lo
On 01-Apr-2000 00:02:07 Hilary Hertzoff wrote:
>
>
> Thanks everyone.
>
> Eventually I'm going to remove xdm from the startup script, but I'm
> finding it handy while I'm learning the system to use the windows until I
> feel comfortable using other ways to get around the system. The reason I
Thanks everyone.
Eventually I'm going to remove xdm from the startup script, but I'm
finding it handy while I'm learning the system to use the windows until I
feel comfortable using other ways to get around the system. The reason I
asked about leaving it was because I read somewhere that it wa
Attribution lost writes:
> Uninstall the xdm package. Then X won't startup on boot.
Oswald Buddenhagen writes:
> a bit too radical, i think ...
Why? If you don't want to use xdm why not remove it?
> just modify the "initdefauld" entry /etc/inittab (at least on suse).
But not on Debian. man
Hi!
To shut down X temporarily, you can do the following:
* Switch to a virtual console (Ctrl-Alt-F1) and log in as root.
* Execute the command '/etc/init.d/xdm stop' or '/etc/init.d/kdm stop'.
* Now, do whatever (you can even test X using 'startx' from a virtual
console).
* When you're ready
> Why would you want to close X? You can also switch to a
> virtual terminal
> from X at any time using --F1 to F6 (there are six virtual
> terminals at default).
Well, for instance... if what you want to do from the terminal is upgrade your
X server. :) Trying to do this from within X can be a
> If you're in the login screen and you haven't yet logged in,
> you should be able to CTRL-ALT-Backspace to exit to the plain
> terminal. This worked for me with plain XDM. It did not work with KDM
> however, and I deleted KDM in frustration. :)
i think, that the kdm behaviour is better. if your x
> Uninstall the xdm package. Then X won't startup on boot.
Isn't this a bit too much? You could also just remove the xdm startup
script, just in case you would like to start xdm sometimes.
Hilary,
Why would you want to close X? You can also switch to a virtual terminal
from X at any time using --
> > 1. Is there a way to exit X without halting the computer? The
> > methods I've tried have either shut down the computer correctly
> > or brought me back to the X login prompts.
>
> Uninstall the xdm package. Then X won't startup on boot.
>
a bit too radical, i think ...
just mod
Hi Hillary. I'm about a week newer to Linux that you are... I know your
bewilderment well. :)
> 1. Is there a way to exit X without halting the computer? The methods
> I've tried have either shut down the computer correctly or
> brought me back
> to the X login prompts.
If you're in the login
On Fri, 31 Mar 2000, Pollywog wrote:
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> On 31-Mar-2000 21:57:04 Hilary Hertzoff wrote:
> >
> > I've looked in through the documentation until my eyes blurred and I
> > haven't been able to find the answers to these rather basic questions.
> >
> > 1. Is there a way to exit X without halting the
> "Hilary" == Hilary Hertzoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I've looked in through the documentation until my eyes blurred
> and I haven't been able to find the answers to these rather
> basic questions.
> 1. Is there a way to exit X without halting the computer? The
> me
On 31-Mar-2000 21:57:04 Hilary Hertzoff wrote:
>
> I've looked in through the documentation until my eyes blurred and I
> haven't been able to find the answers to these rather basic questions.
>
> 1. Is there a way to exit X without halting the computer? The methods
> I've tried have either shu
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