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Re: modern distro

From	Jerry Peters <jerry@example.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject	Re: modern distro
Date	2011-10-11 20:29 +0000
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
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George Schroeder <gschroed@killspam.pacific.edu> wrote:
> On Sun, 9 Oct 2011 22:06:00 -0400, Bill Cunningham <nospam@nspam.invalid> wrote:
> :     I don't know if this is OT here or not but I would like some advice on a 
> : modern distro and kernel that would be for a 64 bit bus. I want to boot in 
> : command line mode and call X if I want to go online or anything. I have an 
> : old RH9 and it works wonderfully except I don't use it to go online. I have 
> : tried ubuntu and can't get it to boot in command line. If I have to I'll go 
> : to a unix distro but I would rather use linux.
> :
> : Bill
> :
> :
> Slackware
> 
Or Salix, www.salixos.org, which is a Slackware derivative.

Then change /etc/inittab:
	# Default runlevel. (Do not set to 0 or 6)
	id:4:initdefault:

from 4 to 3 to not start X automatically.

	Jerry

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  Re: modern distro George Schroeder <gschroed@killSpam.pacific.edu> - 2011-10-10 12:54 -0500
    Re: modern distro "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2011-10-10 16:55 -0400
      Re: modern distro GangGreene <GangGreene@invalid.com> - 2011-10-10 18:13 -0400
      Re: modern distro George Schroeder <gschroed@killSpam.pacific.edu> - 2011-10-10 19:54 -0500
    Re: modern distro Jerry Peters <jerry@example.invalid> - 2011-10-11 20:29 +0000
  Re: modern distro Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2011-10-10 19:57 +0000
    Re: modern distro "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2011-10-10 16:57 -0400
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  Re: modern distro André Gillibert <MetaEntropy.removeThis@gmail.com> - 2011-10-23 01:01 +0200

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