Hi,

Does the graphical login menu use extra RAM?So does it use more RAM than the ''text based login menu''?If it does use extra RAM,how do I turn off the graphical login?

Thanx in advance

I don't know if it uses more RAM, but I've noticed that in the machines I don't use a graphical login I usually have a more responsive desktop.

To disable the graphical login you could edit your /etc/inittab. Every distribution out there uses different run-levels, so read the commented out lines carefully. Find a line at your /etc/inittab similar to this:

is:3:initdefault:

usually (not all the time), a run-level 5 (is:5:initdefault:) will give you a graphical login and a level 3 (is:3:initdefault:) a text login. You then login as usual and type "startx" to start your Desktop. Again, those run-levels vary from one distribution to another, so check the commented out instructions on the very same file to find your desired run-level.

Good luck!

Links:
http://www.princeton.edu/~psg/unix/S...t/inittab.html
http://linux.about.com/od/commands/l...l5_inittab.htm

If you're using GRUB, you can remove the rhgb option from your kernel line if you wish.

On the other hand, the RAM used by the graphical boot is, of course, released when the boot finishes, so (despite what Mega Man X states) disabling your graphical boot should have no effect whatsoever on your RAM available after the boot finishes.

If you want more RAM available when you're running a graphical desktop, look for alternatives to GNOME and KDE (e.g., blackbox, WindowMaker, etc.) that are, some say, less "bloated" (pejorative) or "resource intensive" (more politely).

@Megamanx:Thanx,it works.It really boots much faster.

@PTrenholme:Thanx for the info.I'm already trying to get icewm running,which is very lightweight too.Maybe you could help me?
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d.php?t=433327

Sorry, I've got a Gb of RAM on my system, and so I mostly stick with KDE. However, whichever one you use, look at the .Xclients* files in your home directory. Note the references to $WM, and how the scripts look for $p/$WM to use to start the window manager named in $WM.

So, for icewm, when you install it, you should have something like a startice created in one of the directories in your $PATH. If that script name (whatever it actually is -- startice was just my guess) is entered into the .Xclient-<system name>\:0 script a startx should start that window manager for you.

There isn't a .Xclietns in my home direcotry.I have ''show hidden files'' on too.