On Thu, 2006-08-17 at 10:17 +0300, Alexandru Chiscan wrote: > Philip Wyett wrote: > > On Thu, 2006-08-17 at 05:45 +0530, Sudev Barar wrote: > > > >> On 17/08/06, Philip Wyett <philipwyett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> [SNIP] > >> > >>><snip> > >> Are the two reboots needed? Why not stop gdm/kdm/whatever from console > >> while logged in as root and do the install and edits and then again > >> restart. You can simply do this by giving command "telinit 3" while > >> logged in as root from "Alt+Ctl+f1" (console 1) and again "telinit 5" > >> to restart. > >> > >> or am I going wrong somewhere? > >> > > > > As I explained you can use telinit, but for me it's just a preference > > not to and I feel the method I used is easier for new comers who really > > don't need the shortcuts so early in their Linux lives. I agree with the reboot, but for other reasons (so my other reply). The "shortcuts" are best introduced "early in their Linux lives". The first learned "habits" are the ones that tend to stick the longest and hardest. Teach alternatives early on and let the growth experience determine the preference. Different folks will have affinities for different methods. Don't hamstring them by presuming for their own benefit. > ><snip> > to learn others bad practice (restarting the system if not necessary is > one of them) is not good - especially > if they are newcomers; not to mention that what Sudet Barar suggested is > much faster and easier. "Bad practice" is not an appropriate description here, IMO. "Less than optimal" might apply, or even "not the the best lazy way"! :-) > > Lec > _______________________________________________ > <snip sig stuff> -- Bill
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