Turning off the gui?

bcf2 · 09-17-2004, 08:31 AM

I need to stop the gui(kde) in mandrake 10 to install some video drivers, but how do I go about doing that?

pongmaster · 09-17-2004, 08:36 AM

Open a console. Login as root.
# init 3
This will kill X server and dump you to a command prompt.

bcf2 · 09-17-2004, 08:38 AM

thanks

barisdemiray · 09-17-2004, 08:42 AM

Also you can do it with:

Code:

CTRL + ALT + Backspace

nafan · 09-17-2004, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by barisdemiray
Also you can do it with:

Code:

CTRL + ALT + Backspace

This will kill the display manager, but it will imediately restart. Using init 3 will always give a multi-user environment without a graphical display.

barisdemiray · 09-17-2004, 05:05 PM

Hmm.. But it works for me on my Slackware 9.1 box with XFree86 Version 4.3.0 and only kills the X. I think there is a configuration trick.