>Is there a way to have it boot directly to
>the desktop?
There's a way to setup the login process so that after logging in you
will automatically go into X Windows. You have to edit a file called
INITTAB which is located in the /etc folder. This specifies the
runlevel that linux starts at. There are notes in the file to tell you
what settings to use, but just so everyone else will know set the
runlevel to 5 and this will launch the KDM. This is a graphical login
screen where you'll be asked to enter your login name and password.
once you do that you hit the "Go!" button and it launches you straight
into X Windows. When you logout of X Windows, it will automatically
take you back to that same login screen. From there you can re-login
under another user id or you can shutdown the system by clicking the
"Shutdown" button, which will pop up another menu asking if you want to
totally shut down or to simply restart.
Hope this helps you.
Arnold
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