[SATLUG] Booting Kubuntu 6.10 into Command Line

Bruce Dubbs bruce.dubbs at gmail.com
Thu Apr 5 14:05:36 CDT 2007


Samuel Leon wrote:
> 
> 
> Jim Wells wrote:
>> I am trying to get Kubuntu to boot into Command Line mode but am having
>> no luck whatsover.  I looked first for /etc/inittab but in Kubuntu it
>> doesn't exist.  I need to install the NVIDIA driver but it won't install
>> because X is running.
>>
>> Any ideas?  I've used Google & found several suggestions but they don't
>> seem to work for me.
>>
>> Jim
>>   
> 
> You can try deleting kdm from /etc/rc2.d.  That's kind of the improper
> way but it works for me :D

Why is that improper?  That's the way any sysV compatible system
controls what processes start in each run level.

  -- Bruce


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