How do i swith from GUI mode to CLI mode in fedora core 3

tinfocoms · 09-01-2005, 08:10 AM

Please how do i switch from GUI mode to CLI mode in fredora core 3?

Nylex · 09-01-2005, 10:26 AM

Change your runlevel. You can use the init command to do that:

# init 3

will give you a CLI and

# init 5

will give you a GUI. If you want to change the runlevel you boot into, edit your /etc/inittab file (as root). If you boot to a GUI, change "id:5:initdefault" to "id:3:initdefault" for a CLI for example.

tomj88 · 09-01-2005, 03:04 PM

If you wanted to change to cli but keep the gui open to go back to later or whatever, then press ctrl + alt + F1 (you can replace F1 with any f key between F1 and F6). ctrl + alt + F7 will return you back to gui

esteeven · 09-01-2005, 03:17 PM

the ctrl+alt+1 should be ctrl+alt+f1 etc.

tomj88 · 09-01-2005, 03:21 PM

AH sorry!!! I forgot... editing now...

SharpyWarpy · 09-08-2005, 07:23 AM

You can make the command line permanent by editing /etc/inittab. Change the line
id:5:initdefault:
to
id:3:initdefault:
and it will boot to the command line. Do "startx" then to go to X11. Logging out there will return you to CLI. To shutdown do "shutdown -h now". To reboot do "shutdown -r now". To reboot and force a file system check do
"shutdown -rF now".