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Old 08-20-2008, 10:08 PM   #1
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how to exit x server on PClinuxOS


I Need to install my Nvida driver and to do it I need to exit x server I read that I can do

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop (but I think this is only in ubuntu or some other flavor any way how do I do this because I can not see gdm in the folder of init.d
 
Old 08-20-2008, 10:11 PM   #2
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Go to runlevel 3:

sudo init 3
 
  


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