Who boots to the CLI?

[Pvt. Kernel]

Who boots into the GUI and who boots to a terminal?

[Pvt. Kernel]

Ok, my first poll, sorry for replying to myself.

I boot to a terminal and login as a user, not root. Then if I want to use the GUI I run startx.

[rtr]

ditto

[nunder]

I boot to the CL most of the time, but my *nix box sits right beside the Windows box. I must admit, every once in a while i'll change the ole' runlevel just to see that nice *nix login screen when I'm sick of looking at the plain old Win2k screen. Kinda silly, I know, but you asked :-)

[X_console]

My option isn't included. I boot to XDM.

[godot]

[13:04 - 1.01]
[Frodo 1] ~ > dpkg -s x-window-system
Package: x-window-system
Status: unknown ok not-installed
Priority: optional
Section: x11

[13:04 - 1.09]
[Frodo 2] ~ > dpkg -s xserver-xfree86
Package: xserver-xfree86
Status: unknown ok not-installed
Priority: optional
Section: x11

And just to add to the question: "Why the hell don't you have X installed?"

[13:05 - 1.14]
[Frodo 3] ~ > cat /proc/pci |grep ATI
VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon QD (rev 0).

[fancypiper]

I need a CLUE.

The command line always works. After my first "x-filles" loop experience, I reverted to runlevel 3.

[Timothy L. Miller]

Command line here...looks like cli is winning a landslide victory so far.

[JohnT]

The Gimp doesn't work so well for me from the commandline, so I use both. The right tool for the job.

[Lorithar]

*grins*

CLI is always working .. I muck too often with XFree ... CVS, DRI, try little tweaks here'n there...

can always fire up KDM on Alt-Cntl-F7

[X_console]

I kinda do both. As I said, I boot to XDM, and when I'm logged into Blackbox, all my work is done on three open Eterms. So why X in the first place? Tools like Opera, xmms, licq, AbiWord, etc require it.

[Dun'kalis]

The CLI is cool.

[Bokkenka]

Who's that Spartan bootin' a TTY...?

It's me! It's me! :D

[TacKat]

I boot into the CLI, but I'm in X almost all the time doing work on Eterms like Xconsole. It's nice to be able to refer to several terminals at once without having to switch consoles.

[Vectorman]

Boot to KDE and GNOME

Like the Programs that come with GNOME (ie nautalis and Galeon gnome ICU) and the interface of KDE. Wish I could change KDE to use Nautalis by default when you click the HOME button on the DESKTOP

[Pvt. Kernel]

Originally posted by X_console
My option isn't included. I boot to XDM.

Heh, sorry. I knew there was another option, but all I could think of was, well you saw it. :eek:

[shakes]

I boot to the CLI and use 'startx', except right now I'm having xerver issues :(

[jglen490]

I voted with a check mark next to terminal, not because I'm a terminal freak (which I am definitely not), but simply because there are times when I'd rather do something at the CLI first. Those times are becoming fewer and fewer and I find myself just logging in as my normal user and going into a GUI.

I'm very thankful to be working with an OS on my personal system that allows me to do whatever works as I see fit, not as someone else wants me see fit :D .

[mrBen]

I boot to GDM for advocacy reasons - I want people to look at the screen and go 'Cool' straight away - I like the whirring text of the lappy booting up, and then the *blink* into X :)

GDM because it's easy to setup, and I haven't fixed my b0rked KDE3 install yet ;)

[jglen490]

Gee, I don't have an audience, MrBen, does that mean I'm bad :( ?