David Talkington wrote:
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> If I may interject ... for the newbie, "startx" is a lot safer than
> editing inittab ... !
I do not know how RH 6.2 will behave but last time I used "startx" I got an
xterm with no window decorations and no ability to move the window around.
This could make a newbie say that Linux sucks.
I knew I had to start a window manager so fixing this was not difficult for
me,
but for a newbie it would be daunting since they would need to know what a
window manager is and how to configure a .xinitrc file to start it. Then
figuring out
which environment they prefer gnome or KDE and configuring the system as such.
So, Yes it is a lot safer, but it might not get him what he wants...
The inittab issue is in Chapter 2 of the RH guides as I recall. It also
explains how
to avert a disaster after editing the file.
His problem arose from not looking 3 times when installing the RH 6.2
version and seeing
the checkbox for enabling the graphical user interface login, but I digress...
I hope he was able to solve his problem in any way he saw fit.
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> Paul R. Brandariz wrote:
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> >Joga Singh wrote:
> >
> >Change your run level to 5
> >
> >log in as root and type
> >
> > # init 5
> >
> >Or edit your inittab and change the line
> >
> >id:3:initdefault:
> >
> >to
> >
> >id:5:initdefault:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> hi, Please could you help me with the following query. i have
> >> installed Redhat linux version 6.2 standard (UK) with no problems. i
> >> can log in and get to the command prompt. What i want to know is how
> >> do i get to the graphical User Interace of linux. Is there a command
> >> i need to type in or something? Please help. regards
> >
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