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Name: Mukul
Date: August 9, 2002 at 13:41:30 Pacific
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Hi,
I am new to Linux X windows. I installed Linux 7.3, selected console as default for login and then after loggin in I typed uppercase X and now I see a screen with mouse pointer shown as x. I do not see anything else going on with hard drive. What should I do to get to console again?



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Name: Trip
Date: August 9, 2002 at 14:51:50 Pacific
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To get back to the console, press
ctrl-alt-bksp. This kills X. X just tests
the Xserver. You may want to try startx or
gdm, kdm etc.


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Response Number 2
Name: armin
Date: August 10, 2002 at 13:08:57 Pacific
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no this is wrong!

you dont ned to kill X to get back to the console;
use ctrl + alt + F1 (F1-F6) to access the consoles again.

> X just tests the Xserver

this is wrong too. X is the Xserver. but if you start it without a window manager or any programs this is what it looks like.


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