Indeed ... that sure will work. Uninstalling will remove everything. As a matter of fact AFAIK the post-removal script of packages call update-rc.d!
Since the package itself is not the offender, it does not seem necessary to remove the package. If xdm/ gdm (whatever) needs to be reactivated, only the startup links need re-insertion. To re-insert package foobar links, all that needs to be done is: #update-rc.d foobar defaults Afterall, update-rc.d is a debian-only tool, and IMHO is pretty nifty, and helpful. Saves a lot of de-installation/ re-installation cycles. Just my personal views though. USM Bish On Fri, Feb 16, 2001 at 10:02:03AM -0800, Robin Rowe wrote: > If you prefer a simpler method simply use dselect to uninstall xdm or > whatever X login you are using. When you come up in a console mode > launch X using startx. > > Cheers, > > Robin > > > On Fri, Feb 16, 2001 at 08:58:34AM -0500, seg wrote: > > > > > > I know I could probably find this info in HOWTOs or whatnots, > > > but I am pretty it's quite simple and one of you nice fellows > > > won't mind spending a few lines of text to explain:) I basicly > > > want to boot up in the DOS like "interface", no fancy stuff > > > (just running firewall). Thx > > > > > > > In Debian if "X" is installed, by default, boots into "xdm" > > "gdm" etc. depending upon your window manager installation. > > To avoid this, use [update-rc.d] program, meant for chang- > > ing init parameters in Sys-V init process. > > > > Read man for this. > > > > #update-rc.d -f xdm remove > > > > You will boot into tty mode therafter, and would have to > > use "startx" subsequently to get into "X". > > > > USM Bish > >