Ubuntu without graphical interface
Hello,
I installed an edubuntu server (for the benefits related to this distribution).
The X server starts automatically on boot. Now I would like the server to start only in command line mode, like we can do on other distributions by stopping at init 2 for example...
I installed an edubuntu server (for the benefits related to this distribution).
The X server starts automatically on boot. Now I would like the server to start only in command line mode, like we can do on other distributions by stopping at init 2 for example...
1 answer
I'm not convinced of the usefulness of the maneuver, but why not :-)
If it's like under Debian, runlevel 2 is the default runlevel. It starts everything including the graphical mode (via the gdm, kdm, or xdm services depending on what you have installed). You should therefore remove the service in question with the update-rc.d command. You can start by looking at how it works by checking the help:
Look among kdm, gdm, and xdm which one you are using:
Let's assume it's gdm:
Then think about stopping gdm:
Now to start your graphical session, you should just need to type:
To restore gdm:
Good luck
If it's like under Debian, runlevel 2 is the default runlevel. It starts everything including the graphical mode (via the gdm, kdm, or xdm services depending on what you have installed). You should therefore remove the service in question with the update-rc.d command. You can start by looking at how it works by checking the help:
man update-rc.d
Look among kdm, gdm, and xdm which one you are using:
ls /etc/init.d/*dm
Let's assume it's gdm:
sudo update-rc.d gdm disable
Then think about stopping gdm:
sudo service gdm stop
Now to start your graphical session, you should just need to type:
startx
To restore gdm:
sudo update-rc.d gdm enable sudo service gdm start
Good luck