>The correct answer is > >sudo update-rc.d gdm remove > >this will remove gdm (which starts X) from startup.
I love the rich number of options to do anything under Linux. This answer from Nick above (with -f flag) was the one that worked for me in the end. Thanks everyone, Bryce Stenberg. DISCLAIMER: If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by reply email, facsimile or collect telephone call to +64 3 9641200 and destroy the original. Please refer to full DISCLAIMER at http://www.hrnz.co.nz/eDisclaimer.htm