Arch Linux

Xherziu

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Registered: 2008-04-16

Posts: 58

newbie questions

I installed gnome and GDM, how do I stop GDM from automatically loading every time I bootup.  (I'm guessing this is because I added gdm as a daemon)

I tried alt + ctrl + backspace but it keeps popping back up and I can't access bash. 

Also, when in bash sometimes stuff scrolls down the screen so fast and I want to read it.  Is there a way to manually scroll back up the screen to read it all?

Also, I read somewhere about Virtual Consoles.  Is this like running multiple consoles and switching between them?

Oh, also, I just wanted to say... good job everyone who is working on Arch.  I am completely new to Linux and after installing it and reading the wiki, I feel like I've learned a lot.

Allan

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From: Brisbane, AU

Registered: 2007-06-09

Posts: 11,400

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Re: newbie questions

You might want to look at the inittab method of adding a login manager:
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Add … on_startup
That way you can add a grub entry to boot to the prompt.

Otherwise, you can get to a virtual console by using ctrl+alt+f1 to f6.  ctrl+alt+f7 will get you back to the graphical environment.

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Xherziu

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Registered: 2008-04-16

Posts: 58

Re: newbie questions

Ahhhh the virtual console was what I was looking for.  It works perfect... tyvm Allan:D

hokasch

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Registered: 2007-09-23

Posts: 1,461

Re: newbie questions

Also, when in bash sometimes stuff scrolls down the screen so fast and I want to read it.  Is there a way to manually scroll back up the screen to read it all?

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ScriptDevil

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From: In Front of My PC

Registered: 2006-04-06

Posts: 253

Re: newbie questions

Also, when in bash sometimes stuff scrolls down the screen so fast and I want to read it.  Is there a way to manually scroll back up the screen to read it all?

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Also use | less or | more for programs that are not interactive. eg pacman -Ss compiler | less

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hacosta

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From: Mexico

Registered: 2006-10-22

Posts: 423

Re: newbie questions

just to add another redundant alternative that might be lees known, with ctrl+s, you can pause the terminal, and resume it with ctrl+q