On Thu, Nov 26, 2015 at 08:21:55AM +1300, Chris Bannister wrote: > On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 08:22:20AM +0000, Anthony Campbell wrote: > > On 23 Nov 2015, John L. Ries wrote: > > > Actually, if someone is starting X via startx instead of a display > > > manager, > > > it normally means either that the user is trying to test his X > > > configuration, or that X is only intended to run intermittently, with TTY > > > mode being the norm. So having X replace the terminal in that > > > circumstance > > > does not at all strike me as a happy thing, > > > > I don't agree with this. I don't use a desktop manager but even if I > > did, I'd prefer to start X via startx. This gives me more control. If > > something goes wrong with X you are screwed if you don't have an easily > > accessible TTY to diagnose the problem. I'm sure I'm not alone in > > this. > > ctrl-alt-F1 still works, even though ctrl-alt-backspace no longer works.
Incorrect! ctrl-alt-backspace still works, (warning: it kills X) -- "If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." --- Malcolm X
