[svlug] Editing Kubuntu/Linux runlevels

[Dan Martinez]

Rick Moen wrote:

> You are assuming that something requires that runlevel 5 be used for
> X11, which is not the case.  Don't feel bad:  I made the same assumption
> when I went straight from RH 5 to Debian.  ;->
>
> On Kubuntu and similar Debian-derived systems, the normal default
> runlevel is 2, period.  If the admin wants the system to automatically
> start X11, then /etc/rc2.d/ will include S??kdm or such.  If not, then
> that symlink won't be present.

Interesting. Not an irrational way to go about things, but... does
Debian proceed to do something interesting and/or clever with
runlevels 3-5, having freed them up, or do they go unused?

Inquiring (and sadly Debian-ignorant) minds want to know.

Dan