CodeHeads wrote:
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
You probably want to check /etc/hosts. there should be a line:
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
If this is o.k., there are a few other files that might be the problem.
You could google hostname, or write back and I'm sure some one will give
you a list of places to check.
Scott
