In foo.debian-user, you wrote: > Hi, > > Since I installed X on my slink dist, xdm starts automaticly when I boot my > computer. Normally, this is no problem, but in some circumstances I would > like to quit X (ie to rebuild the kernel). > > My question is: > > How do I kill xdm, or prevent xdm from starting at boot-time (so I can start > X with the startx command)?
To stop it until the next reboot, just issue the command: [prompt]# /etc/init.d/xdm stop To remove it completely from your system: [prompt]# dpkg --purge xdm To leave it installed, but keep it from starting on boot: [prompt]# update-rc.d -f xdm remove If you want it available in some runlevels, but not in others, just modify your symlinks with 'update-rc.d'. See man update-rc.d for details. -Mitch
