How to make Ubuntu boot without X?

kornerr · 08-18-2005, 12:12 PM

Thanks.

macemoneta · 08-18-2005, 12:35 PM

On most Linux distributions, this is done by editing /etc/inittab. Usually, you will see a block in that file that looks like this:

Code:

# Default runlevel. The runlevels used by RHS are:
#   0 - halt (Do NOT set initdefault to this)
#   1 - Single user mode
#   2 - Multiuser, without NFS (The same as 3, if you do not have networking)
#   3 - Full multiuser mode
#   4 - unused
#   5 - X11
#   6 - reboot (Do NOT set initdefault to this)
#
id:5:initdefault:

The "id:5:initdefault:" says to start at init level 5, which is defined as being with X. Changing the 5 to 3 would start the system with "Full multiuser mode", but without X.

kornerr · 08-18-2005, 01:48 PM

Well, look at this:

Code:

# /etc/inittab: init(8) configuration.
# $Id: inittab,v 1.91 2002/01/25 13:35:21 miquels Exp $

# The default runlevel.
id:2:initdefault:

# Boot-time system configuration/initialization script.
# This is run first except when booting in emergency (-b) mode.
si::sysinit:/etc/init.d/rcS

# What to do in single-user mode.
~~:S:wait:/sbin/sulogin

# /etc/init.d executes the S and K scripts upon change
# of runlevel.
#
# Runlevel 0 is halt.
# Runlevel 1 is single-user.
# Runlevels 2-5 are multi-user.
# Runlevel 6 is reboot.

l0:0:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 0
l1:1:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 1
l2:2:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 2
l3:3:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 3
l4:4:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 4
l5:5:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 5
l6:6:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 6
# Normally not reached, but fallthrough in case of emergency.
z6:6:respawn:/sbin/sulogin
- - -

I can't see any without-X user mode.

Any suggestions?

macemoneta · 08-18-2005, 02:05 PM

It looks like an extra step is needed with Ubuntu. Very annoying.

kornerr · 08-19-2005, 12:55 AM

Thanks, macemoneta.