Getting to the CLI from GRUB using Ubuntu 10.10

metallica1973 · 10-25-2010, 08:31 AM

How can one get to the command line to run updates before getting into the gui from GRUB? In other words when the GRUB menu displays how can I get to the CLI from there?

ronlau9 · 10-25-2010, 08:57 AM

When you see GRUB linux is not yet loaded .
But what you can do change you're run level so you 're system is always booting into the cli .
And when you like to have the Gui start the GUI

zer0signal · 10-25-2010, 11:13 AM

at grub, hit the 'e' key for edit, and then add either 1-5 to the linux line "kernel"

this will tell grub to start the kernel in what ever run level you want 1-5 1=single user, I recommend 3 multiuser

when hitting the 'e' key you should see an entry sorta like this

linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-bpo.5-686 """"this will vary""""

put a 3 at the end of 686

linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-bpo.5-686 3

then boot the kernel