Re: [vox-tech] Debian Run Levels

[Ken Bloom]

On Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 10:57:30PM -0700, Henry House wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 10:44:52PM -0700, Ryan Castellucci wrote:
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> > On Friday 13 June 2003 10:24 pm, Richard S. Crawford wrote:
> > > I just installed Debian 3.0r1 onto my ancient (5 years old!) Gateway
> > > Solo 2500 laptop computer.  Now, I like having X and GNOME as options
> > > for when I'm using this computer, but since the display looks pretty
> > > crappy, I'd prefer to do everything via the console.  What run level do
> > > I set the default to on inittab so that it won't start X automatically?
> > 
> > 3
> 
> This is an excellent opportunity to point out the package filerc. It replaces
> the /etc/rc.* system that most folks find intimidating with an easy-to-edit
> single configuration file. To quote the package description:
> 
>   This package provides an alternative mechanism to boot the system, to
>   shut it down and to change runlevels.  The /etc/rc?.d/* links will be
>   converted into one single configuration file /etc/runlevel.conf
>   instead, which is easier to administrate than symlinks, and is also
>   more flexible.
> 
>   The package will automatically convert your existing symlinks into
>   the file method on installation, and convert the file back into
>   symlinks on removal. Both mechanisms are compatible through
>   /etc/init.d/rc, /etc/init.d/rcS, /usr/sbin/update-rc.d, and
>   /usr/sbin/invoke-rc.d scripts.
> 
> Highly recommended.

Unfortunately, file-rc in testing is incompatible with sysvinit in
testing. Upgrading to both out of unstable required me to use dpkg-deb
to get inside sysvinit's deb to restore update-rc.d before sysvinit's
installation would complete. Buyer-beware. 

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Re: [vox-tech] Debian Run Levels

[dylan]

i find that the package rcconf is a nice way to configure what services
start @ boot.

-dylan

on 03.6.14 8:21 AM, Michael Wenk at [EMAIL PROTECTED] was reported to
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> On Friday 13 June 2003 10:57 pm, Henry House wrote:
>> On Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 10:44:52PM -0700, Ryan Castellucci wrote:
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>>> On Friday 13 June 2003 10:24 pm, Richard S. Crawford wrote:
 I just installed Debian 3.0r1 onto my ancient (5 years old!) Gateway
 Solo 2500 laptop computer.  Now, I like having X and GNOME as options
 for when I'm using this computer, but since the display looks pretty
 crappy, I'd prefer to do everything via the console.  What run level do
 I set the default to on inittab so that it won't start X automatically?
>>> 
>>> 3
>> 
>> This is an excellent opportunity to point out the package filerc. It
>> replaces the /etc/rc.* system that most folks find intimidating with an
>> easy-to-edit single configuration file. To quote the package description:
>> 
>> This package provides an alternative mechanism to boot the system, to
>> shut it down and to change runlevels.  The /etc/rc?.d/* links will be
>> converted into one single configuration file /etc/runlevel.conf
>> instead, which is easier to administrate than symlinks, and is also
>> more flexible.
>> 
>> The package will automatically convert your existing symlinks into
>> the file method on installation, and convert the file back into
>> symlinks on removal. Both mechanisms are compatible through
>> /etc/init.d/rc, /etc/init.d/rcS, /usr/sbin/update-rc.d, and
>> /usr/sbin/invoke-rc.d scripts.
>> 
>> Highly recommended.
> 
> snds kinda like the way gentoo does run levels, which in my mind is pretty
> nice and extremely user friendly.
> 
> Mike
> 





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Re: [vox-tech] Debian Run Levels

[Bill Kendrick]

On Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 10:44:52PM -0700, Ryan Castellucci wrote:
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> On Friday 13 June 2003 10:24 pm, Richard S. Crawford wrote:
> > I just installed Debian 3.0r1 onto my ancient (5 years old!) Gateway
> > Solo 2500 laptop computer.  Now, I like having X and GNOME as options
> > for when I'm using this computer, but since the display looks pretty
> > crappy, I'd prefer to do everything via the console.  What run level do
> > I set the default to on inittab so that it won't start X automatically?
> 
> 3

Err... Last I saw, Debian didn't do the "3=console, 5=graphics" initlevels
like RedHat and other distros did.

All you need to do is get rid of the "S99gdm" or somesuch inside your
/etc/rc2.d/ directory.

It's been a while since I fooled with any of this (since I use KDE via KDM,
and it works just fine :^) ), but there's probably a "Debian way" of
configuring this.


Perhaps a "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86" or some-such???

-bill!

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Re: [vox-tech] Debian Run Levels

[Michael Wenk]

On Friday 13 June 2003 10:57 pm, Henry House wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 10:44:52PM -0700, Ryan Castellucci wrote:
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> > On Friday 13 June 2003 10:24 pm, Richard S. Crawford wrote:
> > > I just installed Debian 3.0r1 onto my ancient (5 years old!) Gateway
> > > Solo 2500 laptop computer.  Now, I like having X and GNOME as options
> > > for when I'm using this computer, but since the display looks pretty
> > > crappy, I'd prefer to do everything via the console.  What run level do
> > > I set the default to on inittab so that it won't start X automatically?
> >
> > 3
>
> This is an excellent opportunity to point out the package filerc. It
> replaces the /etc/rc.* system that most folks find intimidating with an
> easy-to-edit single configuration file. To quote the package description:
>
>   This package provides an alternative mechanism to boot the system, to
>   shut it down and to change runlevels.  The /etc/rc?.d/* links will be
>   converted into one single configuration file /etc/runlevel.conf
>   instead, which is easier to administrate than symlinks, and is also
>   more flexible.
>
>   The package will automatically convert your existing symlinks into
>   the file method on installation, and convert the file back into
>   symlinks on removal. Both mechanisms are compatible through
>   /etc/init.d/rc, /etc/init.d/rcS, /usr/sbin/update-rc.d, and
>   /usr/sbin/invoke-rc.d scripts.
>
> Highly recommended.

snds kinda like the way gentoo does run levels, which in my mind is pretty 
nice and extremely user friendly. 

Mike


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Re: [vox-tech] Debian Run Levels

[Henry House]

On Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 10:44:52PM -0700, Ryan Castellucci wrote:
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> On Friday 13 June 2003 10:24 pm, Richard S. Crawford wrote:
> > I just installed Debian 3.0r1 onto my ancient (5 years old!) Gateway
> > Solo 2500 laptop computer.  Now, I like having X and GNOME as options
> > for when I'm using this computer, but since the display looks pretty
> > crappy, I'd prefer to do everything via the console.  What run level do
> > I set the default to on inittab so that it won't start X automatically?
> 
> 3

This is an excellent opportunity to point out the package filerc. It replaces
the /etc/rc.* system that most folks find intimidating with an easy-to-edit
single configuration file. To quote the package description:

This package provides an alternative mechanism to boot the system, to
shut it down and to change runlevels.  The /etc/rc?.d/* links will be
converted into one single configuration file /etc/runlevel.conf
instead, which is easier to administrate than symlinks, and is also
more flexible.

The package will automatically convert your existing symlinks into
the file method on installation, and convert the file back into
symlinks on removal. Both mechanisms are compatible through
/etc/init.d/rc, /etc/init.d/rcS, /usr/sbin/update-rc.d, and
/usr/sbin/invoke-rc.d scripts.

Highly recommended.

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Re: [vox-tech] Debian Run Levels

[Ryan Castellucci]

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On Friday 13 June 2003 10:24 pm, Richard S. Crawford wrote:
> I just installed Debian 3.0r1 onto my ancient (5 years old!) Gateway
> Solo 2500 laptop computer.  Now, I like having X and GNOME as options
> for when I'm using this computer, but since the display looks pretty
> crappy, I'd prefer to do everything via the console.  What run level do
> I set the default to on inittab so that it won't start X automatically?

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