Hi I have ubuntu server 10.04 installed and I also installed the following:
su
aptitude install xorg xfce4
aptitude install <name of GUI browser, I use firefox>
aptitude install gedit
aptitude install gnome-terminal
Now when I restart the system it goes to the GUI login, what I am really after is a system that loads the CLI by default and then I can use startx to load the GUI when really necessary. I am trying to learn CLI but I would like to retain access to the GUI for now.
And, how can I switch between CLI and GUI anytime?
Best Answer
Modify your file
/etc/default/grub
withand do
sudo update-grub
. The machine will boot in text mode.To start the graphical interface you do
Edit
Starting from Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric, the default Display Manager is LightDM, so the preceding command becomes: