how can I quit the desktop, to run shell only?
 

I'm running a linux half-life server, and I want to know how I can quit the "x windows system" or whatever it's called, so I'm running only the server, not all the pretty GUI stuff.
thanks

noot

if you have the X11 stuff installed all you have to do is open a terminal and type "inittab" and the run level you want. (it might be init. Don't remember)
so,
inittab 3 = text / server mode
inittab 5 = gui mode

This works on the fly.
If you want to do it permanently you have to edit the /etc/inittab file. You'll see a list if run levels and below that there is the level your currently running. See below.

# 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:5:initdefault:

Being a newbei myself I leave the inittab file at 5 (the gui) and do the above commands to get to text. Somethings are just easier in the gui.

Hope this helps.
Good Luck
Pete

telinit 3
is the "right" way, but calling init directly usually works too

That's right.
Thank You.

If you prefer to start up in text all the time it's pretty easy. As pmrent said just open up a terminal and
you'll see
# 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:5:initdefault:

Just change the id:5:initdefault: to id:3:initdefault:
save the file and then reboot.