Redhat 8.0 easy question

[spamsk8r]

How do I stop Redhat 8 from automatically starting X when it boots up? I dunno why I told it to when I installed it, and its bugging me. Can someone help?

Thanks,
Geoff

 

[Heisenberg]

I just learned this today -

Edit /etc/inittab and change the line

id:5:initdefault:

to

id:3:initdefault:

Works on 7.3 so I assume it works on 8.0.

 

[FUBAR]

A little background on why that works, in a general sense. What you are doing is changing the default startup runlevel from 5 to 3. At least in RedHat distros, the (important) runlevels are as so:

Runlevel 1 or sometimes referred to as S is single user. This means that no network services are available and I think there is only one console, but I could be wrong on that last part.

Runlevel 3 is full network, single user, without X Windows.

Runlevel 5 is usually the same as 3 but with XWindows.

There's a lot more to it, but that will get you started.

 

[IcemanJer]

Originally posted by: FUBAR
Runlevel 3 is full network, single user, without X Windows.

Runlevel 5 is usually the same as 3 but with XWindows.

actually, both of these are multi-user. you can switch between any of the 7 terminals by pressing CTRL + ALT + <F1> thru <F7>

 

[Bremen]

I thought F[1-6] were virtual terminals and 7-x were virtual consoles? Is there anyone who actualy knows the nomenclature of this? :0)

 

[Need4Speed]

4.2.7 Important keyboard commands
Some important keystrokes to remember for the Linux console:

Alt-F1 thru F6: Switch to other pseudo-terminals
Ctrl-Alt-F1 thru F6: Switch to other pseudo-terminals
(from an X-window, DOSEMU, etc.)
Alt-F7: Switch back to X-window
Ctrl-Alt-minus: Change screen resolution in X-window
Ctrl-Alt-plus: Change screen resolution opposite way in X-window
Ctrl-Alt-Backspace: Terminate X-windows
Alt-X, Alt-C, Alt-V: Usual Windows/Mac Cut, Copy, Paste key
combinations with Ctrl- keys are replaced by these Alt- keys
in some programs such as Netscape Composer.

 

[FUBAR]

Wow.. what was I smoking there... of course 3 is multiuser. DUH! (duh me that is)

I think of it in that if you're on the 'console' you're using a console and if you're logged in remotely, then you aren't. On things like our solaris boxes, you can start a term window as a console, such that if you get a console message (like a root login) it shows up but on a term window it doesn't.

There may be more to the fact that the F1-6's get a tty for logins and remotes get a pty. Of course, a serial port also gets a tty, but that can be used for 'physical' access as well.

 

[Bremen]

Originally posted by: Need4Speed
4.2.7 Important keyboard commands
Some important keystrokes to remember for the Linux console:

Alt-F1 thru F6: Switch to other pseudo-terminals
Ctrl-Alt-F1 thru F6: Switch to other pseudo-terminals
(from an X-window, DOSEMU, etc.)
Alt-F7: Switch back to X-window
Ctrl-Alt-minus: Change screen resolution in X-window
Ctrl-Alt-plus: Change screen resolution opposite way in X-window
Ctrl-Alt-Backspace: Terminate X-windows
Alt-X, Alt-C, Alt-V: Usual Windows/Mac Cut, Copy, Paste key
combinations with Ctrl- keys are replaced by these Alt- keys
in some programs such as Netscape Composer.

Well Alt-F7 won't neccessarily give you X :0) I've already done it where one has to use F8 with nothing on F7 :0) in Slackware on runlevel 5 there is nothing on 1-5 either :0) (or does X default to 1?)

 

[DT4K]

Do you like 8.0? I currently have RH 7.2 on a dual-boot with XP. Is it worth upgrading to 8.0?

 

[spamsk8r]

Thanks for all the help, and yeah I like Redhat 8.0, except it doesn't wanna let me compile a new kernel 🙁