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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