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Old 04-11-2008, 01:53 PM   #1
alejandroye
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from desktop to terminal


hi

How can I go from my desktop on mandriva to terminal SHUTTING DOWN gui environment and stay on terminal

thanks
 
Old 04-11-2008, 02:03 PM   #2
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As root run the command "/sbin/init 3".

HTH

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