> and on my distro, 2 is the gui, and I have no idea which is the non-gui > (I'm either on run-level 2 or single user). [Debian distro]
3=text and 5=gui is Linux standard I believe, LSB probably. As such, alternatives only need to be mentioned along the line of "non-standard distros may have this at XXX". This standard is a goods thing for users, esp newbies and commercial companies thinking about porting their wares to Linux. Volker -- Volker Kuhlmann is possibly list0570 with the domain in header http://volker.orcon.net.nz/ Please do not CC list postings to me.
