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aym · 05-15-2003, 05:10 PM

CLI = Command Line Interface - that black screen where you type commands, something like DOS
Currently, when you boot into Linux, the desktop environment automatically loads, this is called run level 5.
In run level 3, Linux boots into the command line, then you can start the desktop environment by typing the command: startx
This run level can be changed in a file called inittab
I think this is a bit too advanced for you right now, play around with Linux, and you'll learn it by time.

05-15-2003, 05:10 PM	#8
aym Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,965	CLI = Command Line Interface - that black screen where you type commands, something like DOS Currently, when you boot into Linux, the desktop environment automatically loads, this is called run level 5. In run level 3, Linux boots into the command line, then you can start the desktop environment by typing the command: startx This run level can be changed in a file called inittab I think this is a bit too advanced for you right now, play around with Linux, and you'll learn it by time.