desktop of ubuntu server

[Alex Janssen]

If your GUI was running, go to menu System -> Administration -> Services 
and un-check "Graphical Login Manager".
Otherwise ...
Look in /etc/inittab.  Read the header information.  Read man inittab.  
Read man boot.
The default run level on my system(Ubuntu 6.10) is 2.  Yours probably 
is, too.  If not, use YOURS!
2 refers to the default run level.  Look in /etc/rc2.d with : cd 
/etc/rc2.d; l
There is a symbolic link there that starts with "S", then a 2 digit 
number and ends with "gdm" if you are running Gnome as I do.  Substitute 
kdm or whatever for KDE if you run that.
Make a note of the name.  Mine is S13gdm.
Remove it with :  sudo rm S13gdm
If you want it back run :  cd /etc/rc2.d; sudo ln -s /etc/init.d/gdm S13gdm
Be sure to use the name of the link on YOUR system!
Be careful of what you do!  Understand what to do by reading man pages.

Good luck and HTH,
Alex

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Troy Davis said the following on 04/08/2007 01:52 AM:
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> Hi, guys I have installed server. Done update then upgrade.
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> Then I apt-get install ubuntu-desktop during the install I choose 1600 
> x 1200 which I sure my monitor can handle.
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> But on reboot my monitor seems to flash a little of the logon colour 
> of the desktop then my monitor turns off
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> So I have 3 questions
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>    1. How can I boot normally and not automatically start the gui
>    2. how do I then start the gui manually when I do want to use it
>    3. What  is the config file called and located so I can change the
>       default screen res for the desktop so I can try and get it to
>       display
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> Regards Troy
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