Re: disabling the default X GUI

jbuchana_at_buchanan1.net
Date: 09/10/03

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    Sandra Loosemore <sandra@frogsonice.com> wrote:
    > OK, I'm an old-time Linux user, currently running Red Hat 6.1 on my
    > laptop and 7.3, I think, on the desktop I use for work. I just
    > installed Red Hat 9 on a brand-new laptop, and it booted up using some
    > horrible Windows-clone GUI I don't want to use. How do I uninstall
    > this so I can log in in normal console mode and use startx with my
    > normal .xinitrc, etc?

    Change this line:

    id:5:initdefault:

    in /etc/inittab to:

    id:3:initdefault:

    Then do a "telinit 3".

    Then make sure that the WM that you want is loaded, and that you have
    the .xinitrc that you want, then try startx.

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