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How to disable kde at startup?
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| Arun Theeban 2002-07-25, 12:25 am |
| Hi,
I recently installed RedHat 7.1 and my installation is such a way that it
starts kde as my X desktop. But I don't want kde to start as my X desktop
and I just want the console. How do I do that?
(i) In earlier vesions, I use to run setup command and do X configuration,
in which finally it would ask whether I want to start in graphical mode or
text mode. But strangely, in this version this option is not shown.
(ii) I checked whether there is any .xinitrc file in my home directory or
on the system, but I don't see the any file of that name.
(iii) As a crude way, I renamed startkde file. But still I get the login
screen.
Pls let me know how to do this.
Thanks,
Arun.
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| Peter Jensen 2002-07-25, 12:25 am |
| Arun Theeban <atheeban@yahoo.com> scribbled:
> I recently installed RedHat 7.1 and my installation is such a way
> that it starts kde as my X desktop. But I don't want kde to start as
> my X desktop and I just want the console. How do I do that?
Do you want graphical mode in any way? It sounds to me like you want to
start in runlevel 3 instead of runlevel 5. Then you will only have the
console(s).
In the /etc/inittab file edit the line "id:5:initdefault:" to
"id:3:initdefault:". Then reboot or manually switch to runlevel 3. Note:
Don't *ever* set default runlevel to 0 or 6!
--
PeKaJe
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| L Ekman 2002-07-25, 12:25 am |
| Arun Theeban <atheeban@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I recently installed RedHat 7.1 and my installation is such a way that it
> starts kde as my X desktop. But I don't want kde to start as my X desktop
> and I just want the console. How do I do that?
....
This is about "runlevels". You have installed (I think the installation
queries about this) an "X-login", which means that the machine will
go to "runlevel 5" on start.
What you want is "runlevel 3", which gives the old console login.
Edit the "/etc/inittab" file to say;
# Default runlevel. The runlevels used by RHS are:
# 0 - halt (Do NOT set initdefault to this)
# 1 - Single user mode
# 2 - Multiuser, without NFS (The same as 3, if you do not have networking)
# 3 - Full multiuser mode
# 4 - unused
# 5 - X11
# 6 - reboot (Do NOT set initdefault to this)
#
id:3:initdefault:
Instead of "id:5:initdefault:" that you probably have. There might be
a GUI for this, but IMHO it is better to learn how it works. It makes
things easier in case of trouble.
Regards,
L Ekman
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| Arun Theeban 2002-07-26, 3:25 am |
| Hi Peter & Ekman,
Thanks. Your solution did the trick.
Thanks,
Arun.
"Peter Jensen" <pekaje@hotmail.youmightwannaremovethis.com> wrote in message
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> Arun Theeban <atheeban@yahoo.com> scribbled:
>
> > I recently installed RedHat 7.1 and my installation is such a way
> > that it starts kde as my X desktop. But I don't want kde to start as
> > my X desktop and I just want the console. How do I do that?
>
> Do you want graphical mode in any way? It sounds to me like you want to
> start in runlevel 3 instead of runlevel 5. Then you will only have the
> console(s).
>
> In the /etc/inittab file edit the line "id:5:initdefault:" to
> "id:3:initdefault:". Then reboot or manually switch to runlevel 3. Note:
> Don't *ever* set default runlevel to 0 or 6!
>
> --
> PeKaJe
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| Karl-Heinz Spemkers 2002-07-26, 4:25 am |
| > > Don't *ever* set default runlevel to 0 or 6!
yeahh.... that's funny *g* !!
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