Marc wrote: > One simple solution might be something like just doing a regular > Fedora install, then just renaming xorg.conf to something else so X > won't work. If you ever do need X, you could just reset the filename > to the original. > > On previous versions and also on RHEL I have been asked if I wanted X > or not during the install time. I have only installed fedora 7 one > time, and I don't remember being asked that but I may very well have > overlooked it as a selection during setup. Actually I know why I > wasn't asked - mine was an 'upgrade' installation - with the 'regular' > install you *should* have some sort of choice > > Marc > If you don't want X to run, boot in run level 3 instead of run level 5. That is one of the reasons for having different run levels. There is a GUI for doing this, but if you are going to be running from the CLI all the time, you may as well edit /etc/inittab and change id:5:initdefault to id:3:initdefault. You could also edit /boot/grub/grub.conf and add a 3 at the end of the kernel line you want to boot into run level 3. This will let you deside at boot time if X starts. There is also an option during install to set if you want the system to start in run level 3 or 5. (I forget the wording - something about starting it the graphics mode.) One the system has booted, you can use telinit to change run levels. But you don't usually want to do this on a server, because it restarts most of the daemons. Mikkel -- A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting a bad thing?
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