how to boot without X

[Martin Pitt]

Hi David!

On 2004-10-04  9:53 +0100, david wrote:
> How can I boot Ubuntu to the command line, and not have X start? Can
> this be done from the initial boot menu?
> I don't need this every time I boot, but there are times when having the
> option would be most useful. 

I would recommend removing gdm startup only from one runlevel (e. g.
3) by deleting /etc/rc3.d/S99gdm, and add an additional option (like
'(no X)' to Grub's boot menu: edit file /boot/grub/menu.list, find the
line which starts with '#altoptions' and add a new line directly under
this:

# altoptions=(No X) 3

Then run 'sudo update-grub' to actually commit the change to all
installed kernels.

Have fun!

Martin

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Debian GNU/Linux Developer       http://www.debian.org
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