On 02/03/2015 08:54 AM, Damon Getsman wrote: > So I ended up taking up a friend on his recommendation that I > give Linux Mint a try. I believe the version that I'm using is 17, > with cinnamon (originally). Unfortunately, it's on a machine that was > too limited on memory for the standard desktop environment and > virtualized servers that I was primarily running it for. So I ended up > going on a google search for the way that Mint handled runlevels, and > modification thereof, so that I could remove the splash screen (I like > seeing my debugging @ boot output, by god) and boot into console-only > mode, saving the overhead of all X processes. I mean, seriously, > there's always good old 'startx' when needed. I got all of these things > working after removing a handful of scripts from the /etc/rc runlevel > directories, and switched to a much lower footprint/resource hog of a > window manager for when I did need to go into X. > The first problem that I noticed is that maybe I shouldn't have > removed so many boot-up scripts. .... > Does anybody have a list of standard runlevel 3 startup scripts > that I might be able to look at, or know where I might find one? Also, > if anybody has any other tips on this I'd greatly appreciate it. I > know that I can boot from a rescue if I need to and snag my virtual > machines and other data, but I really don't want to have to install > over from scratch. Then again, I always have been about a more minimal > installation, and Mint was way too much for me, especially on that > machine. Maybe dropping back to debian is a good idea. I don't know. > I'm open to anything y'all might have for me. > Thanks for your time and consideration. > > -Damon Getsman > _______________________________________________
Damon, Based on your requirements, experiences and trials above, I think you are a prime candidate for Slackware (1). Give it a try. A full install is less than 30 min and drops you into CLI by default. If you are limited in RAM etc, Slackware is the way to go. If you want to customize and configure to your hearts content without having to deal with arcane Debian-esque, and derivatives, customizations. (And don't even get me started on Ubuntu...). I recommend: 1. get a second HD for the operating system (e.g. Slackware). This way you can fiddle and reinstall to your heart's content without damaging any data. 2. mount your existing HD as /data Lots of help is available (2) (3) as well as 3rd party software software repositories (Source build scripts!) (4) (5) References: (1) http://www.slackware.com (2) http://docs.slackware.com/start (3) http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/ [Official support forum] (4) http://www.slackbuilds.org/ (5) http://studioware.org/ _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
