sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop ( or kdm - I think =- if you're one of those strange people who prefer KDE (: )
Remove the symbolic link /etc/rc2.d/Sxxgdm and it won't start automagically. On Fri, 2009-09-25 at 14:35 +1200, Bryce Stenberg wrote: > Hi, > > > > Can someone please give me a quick pointer to where I stop my machine > booting to the gui? > > I installed Ubuntu server. Then also installed Ubuntu-desktop to get > a gui when I want one. > > But now I can’t find where to tell it not to use the gui until I type > ‘startx’ or something along those lines. > > Being an older machine and setting it up as a server, I only want to > use the gui when I don’t know how to do something easily from the > command line. > > I’ve been googling for it but seem to only keep finding people wanting > it the other way round, as in how to start the gui…. > > > > TIA. > > > > Regards, > > Bryce Stenberg > > IT Department > > Harness Racing New Zealand Inc > > > > > > > DISCLAIMER: If you have received this email in error, please notify us > immediately by reply email, facsimile or collect telephone call to +64 > 3 9641200 and destroy the original. Please refer to full DISCLAIMER > at http://www.hrnz.co.nz/eDisclaimer.htm > > > > -- Steve Holdoway <st...@greengecko.co.nz> http://www.greengecko.co.nz MSN: st...@greengecko.co.nz GPG Fingerprint = B337 828D 03E1 4F11 CB90 853C C8AB AF04 EF68 52E0
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