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Old 01-13-2003, 12:38 PM   #1
Jimmyscab
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How do i boot into Command line only ?


im using Mandrake Linux to learn the OS in command line.

so i dont need to go into Xwindows.

how do i boot into Terminal/Command line instead ?
 
Old 01-13-2003, 12:43 PM   #2
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change /etc/inittab to be runlevel 3
 
  


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