What's an Install Fest?

[Mark Street]

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Edit the file /etc/inittab with your favorite text editor.

The line that reads id:5:initdefault:

change the 5 to a 3, save the file.  The next time you reboot it will start in 
run level 3.... no X.

If you are in X after you edit the inittab file you can pop open an x-term and 
enter the command 

telinit 3

to drop to command line mode/multiuser - run level 3 .... and stay there.

On Saturday 09 November 2002 01:27, Shorter Rankin wrote:
> Unfortunately I have the machine
> configured to start X automagically
> on startup. Is there any way to
> change that back to a command
> line startup - or should I just
> delete everything and bring
> the laptop to an
> 'Install Fest'?


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