I want to boot a "Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS" server, but I want XFCE not to be started, nor X at all, only Shell.
How do I tell my server to boot to the shell, not running XFCE at all?
I have an SSH connection to the server, but no display connected.
Since I migrated from earlier versions I use GRUB 1, where no /etc/default/grub exists.
I would like to set the target runlevel somewhere, without changing GRUB at all.
Best Answer
I see three ways to do it:
1. Changing the default runlevel
You can set it at the beginnign of
/etc/init/rc-sysinit.conf
replace 2 by 3 and reboot. You can enable the graphical interface withtelinit 2
.(More about runlevels)2. Do not launch the graphical interface service on boot
update-rc.d -f xdm remove
Quick and easy. You can re-enable the graphical interface with
service xdm start
or revert your changes withupdate-rc.d -f xdm defaults
3. Remove packages
apt-get remove --purge x11-common && apt-get autoremove
I think it suits best for a computer considered as a server. You can re-enable the graphical interface by reinstalling the packages.