exiting X

[rich paul fox]

Hi, new to Linux and appreciate any help.

I wish to run Linux from the command prompt (but not a terminal window).
I am following examples in a book so wish to follow exactly.

My problem is that when I press control alt backspace instead of closing X, I get taken to a graphical login -ie I have logged out of my session but still in a graphical environment.

The session choices do not provide a choice for to login in as desired, so I am a bit stuck.

Any ideas as how to exit X, I have tried other key combinations but they appear to take me out of X but do not close that session.

Baffled please help.

I am running Linux mint cassandra.
(Sorry for lack of system info as a yet don't know how to find it.)

Thanks

Rich Fox

[cmcevoy]

There are a few ways round this :
- Ctrl-Alt-F1 .. Ctrl-Alt-F6 opens one of 6 virtual terminals (VT 7 is the graphical one on most distros)
- type sudo init 3 (that is, run the command init 3 as root) - this will drop you into a console-only environment
- edit the /etc/inittab file (as root) and alter the line that says id:5:initdefault: to change the 5 to a 3 - this will ensure the machine boots console only, then run init 5 to change to graphical i/face
HTH.
Charles.

[rich paul fox]

Thanks for your help cmcevoy,
Now I know that I was not doing something wrong or have a bug I can get on with following my book on learning linux.

Thanks again.

rich paul fox