how to start linux in GUI Mode

to start your linux server in GUI mode (xserver) you will have to follow these step provide by webune. please follow these instructions and login as superuser to be able to make the changes

open the /etc/inittab file:

# nano /etc/inittab

search for this line:

id:3:initdefault:

change to this

id:5:initdefault:


# Default runlevel. The runlevels used by RHS are:
# 0 - halt (Do NOT set initdefault to this)
# 1 - Single user mode
# 2 - Multiuser, without NFS (The same as 3, if you do not have networking)
# 3 - Full multiuser mode
# 4 - unused
# 5 - X11
# 6 - reboot (Do NOT set initdefault to this)
#


as you can see to make your linux server start in GUI, is easy, you just have to know the runleves

if you want to change it back from GUI to command line, just change the id value to 3