How do I boot into text mode, without X?

[Scott]

In RH, if your default window manager is kde and you want it to be gnome, 
type this at the prompt:

switchdesk gnome

Now when you issue the startx command, gnome will come up instead of kde.  
This also works in reverse, if you are using gnome and want to use kde, 
just type:

switchdesk kde

Once nice thing about this method of switching is that your config files 
for each window manager are preserved.  IE you can customize gnome, decide 
to run kde for a while and then go back to gnome and all your 
customizations will still be there (or vice versa).

I am not sure if this works in other distros, but it cant hurt to try it 
out.

scott


On Wed, 21 Aug 2002, Mark Berkwitt wrote:

> Good question! Perhaps when someone answers it they can include the solution
> for Debian Woody as well.
> 
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> Subject: Re: How do I boot into text mode, without X?
> 
> 
> On a similar vein:
> When one installs Red Hat 7.3, it asks which desktop manager one wants
> to use, KDE or Gnome. I selected KDE, but now want to switch it to Gnome
> so that when I type "startx" Gnome comes up. Right now I'm logging in as
> root and going to gdm to be able to get the choice.
> How do I change this at the startx level?
> Thanks!
> Mark
>