16.2. Changing Your Boot-Up Configuration

This tool allows you to change two aspects of the boot process. The boot mode: text or graphical, and the system or login mode.

Figure 16-3. Choosing The Boot Mode

The main dialog is divided into three zones, each one corresponding to a special configuration of the boot process:

16.2.1. Configuring of The Bootloader

Clicking the Configure button of the first zone launches the bootloader setup. You will be presented two dialogs. The first one enables you to switch from one bootloader to another, and to its physical location. The second allows you to manage the different entries available through the bootloader.

Note

Unless you really know what you are doing, it is not recommended to change those settings as this may prevent you from booting your machine the next time you try to power it on.

16.2.2. Configuring The Login Mode

Here, you can control the way people can log onto the machine. There are two aspects:

  1. graphical interface: if you wish to have the X-Window (graphical display) system at boot time, check the box Launch the X-Window system at start. If you leave it unchecked you will be presented the text login.

  2. autologin: if you are the only one to use your machine and nobody else has access to it, you may choose to be automatically logged in at boot time. If you check Yes, I want autologin, just choose the user to be automatically logged in in the first combo box, and the preferred Window Manager in the second.


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