How do I disable X from loading on start up, but start and exit the X Window System when I need to?
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This article assumes that you have the X Window System installed and will be using either GNOME or KDE as your graphical X Window System.
In order to disable X from loading during the boot sequence, it is recommended that you boot your system to runlevel 3. Booting your system to runlevel 3 will still allow you to log in as a system user but will provide a command line login instead of ...
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