[clug] Runlevel 5 vs 3 and startx

[Kim Holburn]

On 2005 Nov 25, at 10:35 AM, Michael James wrote:

> So it IS old-fashioned keeping servers at runlevel 3.

Maybe for distros like SUSE where you probably have to have X so's  
you can run Yast.  I prefer not having anything I don't need on a  
server.  That'd be runlevel 3 and no X.

> I'll take that suggestion and keep them at 5 from now on.
> Using an alt F1 console for text. (if that's what I want)

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