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Distribution: open SUSE 11.0, Fedora 7 and Mandriva 2007
Posts: 1,662
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Shutting down the X-Server
I am running Mandrake Linux 10.0 version
I downloaded the driver for the graphic card and tried to install.
It refuses to install and complains that I am running X-server. I must shut it down. What is it?
How do I shut it down? I don't have a server. Just a single computer.
Distribution: Kanotix HD Install, Debian Testing, XP Pro,Vista RC1
Posts: 145
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The x-server is the driving force behind the graphical interface. KDE etc are like an overlay. I just went through this with my nvidia drivers. It becomes a command line task to do video drivers. On my box i had to do a /etc/init.d/gdm stop to shut down X. Then install the drivers. Doing that depends on the driver and how it is packaged.
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