Easier still, as root cd /etc/init.d; mv gdm '#gdm'
On Thu, Jul 20, 2000 at 09:42:18AM +0200, Michalowski Thierry wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Issue 1: I can't figure out how to stop default windows manager
> > > ((fvwm)) from automatically starting upon boot into linux. I simply
> > > want to start from a shell and then enter "startx" when I
> > want to get
> > > into a GUI. I've tried to open up "inittab" to see about changing a
> > > "5" to a "3" somewhere amidst all the command
> > lines---((thought I read that
> > > from another post)) but I can't figure it out. There are many
> > > command lines in there and I don't know what they do, or refer to.
> > >
> > > If it would be helpful to see my inittab file, I'll post it. Just
> > > didn't want to irritate folks with an inordinately long post.
> >
> > apt-get --purge remove gdm
> >
> Lighter solution: there should be a line resembling this in your
> /etc/inittab:
> "id:5:initdefault:"
> Change the 5 to 3 in it.
> I assume you just want to log in runlevel 3 and not 5, not uninstall gdm!
>
> HTH
> Thierry
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