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Old 12-14-2004
*HELP* Exit X Window?
i am attempting to install video drivers... but the program tells me that i cant install them from terminal... stating that i must close out of the xWindow System... how can i get the plain old command line?

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Old 12-15-2004
Close your X Session, and switch to another console
Ctrl+Alt+F2
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Old 12-15-2004
Yep, either that or change to single user mode (or even runlevel 3) and install it then.

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