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Old 11-27-2004, 11:11 PM   #1
dpembrook
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How can I have a text bootup and login


Most of the time my Fedora Core 1 box is just serving files and being a caching DNS server for my workstations. It doen't need X most of the time.

What I REALLY want a text based bootup with the option of starting X. They seem to have hidden the option well if its there.
 
Old 11-27-2004, 11:50 PM   #2
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Not sure about Fedora, but you can try rc-update show to see what things are being botted, then rc-update del <name> for the stuff you dont want starting like xdm if you dont want a graphical login.
 
Old 11-28-2004, 02:32 AM   #3
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Edit your /etc/inittab file to change the default runlevel to 3 rather than 5. Change the line... "id:5:initdefault:".

Once you are logged in rl 3, you can start X with "startx". It will start your default desktop, which you can switch with "switchdesk whichever-you-want".
 
  


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