Re: startx

[<bob thestuff net>]

ahh. yes. :)
logout to get back to the login screen,
hit, ctrl-alt-f1,
login as root,
and type "init 3"
that will shut down X all together.
when you want to get back to X,
"init 5"

On Wed, 24 May 2000, Ralph Slooten wrote:

> Well, actually it's like this. My PC automatically boots into gnome / X (so to
> say). But what I wanted to know was if there is a a way to close X and get back
> into the prompt. Just like in Windows where there is an option in the logout /
> shutdown screen to reboot into Dos. Does that make it clearer?
> 
> 
> Ralph
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 24-May-2000 Ben FrantzDale wrote:
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Ralph Slooten <ralph.slooten@quicknet.nl>
> > To: Gnome <gnome-list@gnome.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 3:19 AM
> > Subject: Re: startx
> > 
> > 
> >> Yeah, and then? I get into the login screen, but that's not exactly where
> > I
> >> want to be. Do I have to reboot then?
> > 
> > Nope. Where do you want to be? If you've loged on at the text login and run
> > X with ``startx'' then when you log out of x you should be back at a
> > terminal prompt where you can type ``exit'' to log out. Is that what you
> > mean?
> > 
> > --Ben
> > 
> > 
> >> On 24-May-2000 bob@thestuff.net wrote:
> >> > foot menu -> logout
> >> >
> >> > On Wed, 24 May 2000, Ralph Slooten wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Could someone please tell me if there is a simple way to close X?
> > starting
> >> >> it
> >> >> is no problem with the "startx" command, but once I'm in Gnome, how can
> > I
> >> >> get
> >> >> back?
> >> >>
> >> >> Many thanks,
> >> >>
> >> >> Ralph
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
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