Bob Bernstein said: > I avoid them because of precisely the sort of problem our interlocutor is > having. There are many tasks I prefer to do in the console, but I do as a > rule live in X. So the compromise for me is to go back and forth quickly and > easily, which means deepsix-ing xdm and its cousins.
If going back and forth between 'in X' and 'at a text console, but with X still running offscreen' is good enough for you, try Ctrl-Alt-Fn (for n = 1-6)i and Alt-F7 to get back to X. If you feel the need to go between 'in X' and 'X not running', then getting rid of *dm is appropriate (though you could also use `/etc/init.d/*dm stop`, do your console stuff, and `/etc/init.d/*dm start`). -- "Two words: Windows survives." - Craig Mundie, Microsoft senior strategist "So does syphillis. Good thing we have penicillin." - Matthew Alton Geek Code 3.1: GCS d- s+: a- C++ UL++$ P+>+++ L+++>++++ E- W--(++) N+ o+ !K w---$ O M- V? PS+ PE Y+ PGP t 5++ X+ R++ tv b+ DI++++ D G e* h+ r++ y+
