On a root shell run
	/etc/init.d/gdm stop

that should kill X enough to do what you want.  alternate arguments to 
the gdm init.d script are restart and start amongst a couple others. 
this is the same for many services in /etc/init.d as well.

--sean

wagz211@isp.com wrote:
> Hey I know this probably sounds like a dumb question but how do I turn the 
> graphical login manager GDM off temporarily so that I can install the NVIDIA 
> graphics drivers. Would really appreciate some  help. ps Im using debian with 
> a 2.6 kernel if that matters.
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