Just add "NOX" to the end of the startup line in the grub config file. Your machine will then boot to a login: screen.
2009/9/25 Aidan Gauland <wgsil...@no8wireless.co.nz>: > Nick Rout wrote: >> >> sudo update-rc.d gdm remove >> >> this will remove gdm (which starts X) from startup. > > You may also be interested in the package sysv-rc-conf, a nice ncurses-based > tool for futzing with the startup scripts (whatever they're called). > > --Aidan > -- Sincerely etc. Christopher Sawtell