On Sat, 03 Jun 2006 22:09:39 -0400 "Mark Haney" <mhaney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > under.actuate@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > > Hey, > > > > You know how, when Linux boots, just before the GUI login screen > > appears, you see the console and it looks like > > > > localhost.localdomain: > > > > It just sits there briefly and then goes to the GUI login screen. > > Well, this is how it looked for me until just barely. Now it looks like > > > > computer_name: > > > > Is there any way to get this back to being localhost.localdomain? > > Also, how do I get to the GUI from the console? > > > > Jared > > > I don't know about the computer_name deal, is that what you named it at > some point? As for getting to the GUI from console, startx works, > startkde also works if you are using KDE. And I think (and don't quote > me) gdm will start gnome, although I've never done that before since > I've used KDE almost exclusively the last year or so. $startx will take you to your last login desktop. If you used Gnome last, it will take you there, and vise-versa with KDE. As far as the localhost.localdomain You can get to this, if you are using Gnome, under System => Administration => Network Hope this helps. Will
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