Can I boot straight into command line?

XunilNewb · 01-14-2005, 02:27 PM

Just a quickie...

I have both KDE & Gnome installed, my machine however is slow and although I want to keep Gnome and KDE for now, I want a way of booting into the command line to conserve resources. Is this possible without deleting GNome and KDE? If so, will I be able to load Gnome from the command line or would that require a reboot?

batty_professor · 01-14-2005, 04:34 PM

There is a way, when you configure boot options, to select a graphical interface, or not. If no GUI is selected I believe you'll boot to a bash prompt. I can't really offer how to set it up, but I know it's there. I think the boot options will give you a list from which to pick.

XunilNewb · 01-14-2005, 05:40 PM

HI again, don't want to pester, but how do I configure my boot settings? Is this something I can do from the bash prompt or is it something you do by rebooting with f7 held down (or whatever function key it is, I can never remember).

batty_professor · 01-14-2005, 05:57 PM

If you will click the "hat" on the panel, in the menu is system configuration, probably not that exact terminology. But in the GUI that comes up is boot options.

XunilNewb · 01-14-2005, 06:22 PM

Cheers pal!

Skie · 01-15-2005, 01:34 PM

If you want to computer to boot straight to the command line, then you need to set your default runlevel to 3. Runlevel 5 will boot you to a GUI by default. In order to change this, edit the /etc/inittab file in your favorite text editor (as root) and locate the first uncommented line in the file. It should look something similar to this:

id:5:initdefault:

Change it to look like this:

id:3:initdefault:

Save the change and reboot. Certain distro's offer GUI based ways of changing this, but I don't know what all of them are since they're all different.

XunilNewb · 01-15-2005, 01:37 PM

That's great, I knew there'd be a way of doing it in the bash prompt. Cheers

01-14-2005, 02:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
XunilNewb Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: UK Posts: 30 OS: Fedora Core 1, Win XP	Can I boot straight into command line? Just a quickie... I have both KDE & Gnome installed, my machine however is slow and although I want to keep Gnome and KDE for now, I want a way of booting into the command line to conserve resources. Is this possible without deleting GNome and KDE? If so, will I be able to load Gnome from the command line or would that require a reboot?

01-14-2005, 04:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
batty_professor Asst. Manager, Alternative Computing Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hooterville Il 45 mi. east of St. Louis mo Posts: 2,608 OS: Fedora Core 5 for now	There is a way, when you configure boot options, to select a graphical interface, or not. If no GUI is selected I believe you'll boot to a bash prompt. I can't really offer how to set it up, but I know it's there. I think the boot options will give you a list from which to pick. __________________ It's better to know me and not need me than to need me and not know me. B. While users are never under any obligation, if you feel the urge please feel free to visit our donation page. Every little bit helps. And we thank you for your support. Microsoft free Registered Linux user 397458

01-14-2005, 05:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
XunilNewb Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: UK Posts: 30 OS: Fedora Core 1, Win XP	Boot settings... HI again, don't want to pester, but how do I configure my boot settings? Is this something I can do from the bash prompt or is it something you do by rebooting with f7 held down (or whatever function key it is, I can never remember).

01-14-2005, 05:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
batty_professor Asst. Manager, Alternative Computing Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hooterville Il 45 mi. east of St. Louis mo Posts: 2,608 OS: Fedora Core 5 for now	If you will click the "hat" on the panel, in the menu is system configuration, probably not that exact terminology. But in the GUI that comes up is boot options. __________________ It's better to know me and not need me than to need me and not know me. B. While users are never under any obligation, if you feel the urge please feel free to visit our donation page. Every little bit helps. And we thank you for your support. Microsoft free Registered Linux user 397458

01-14-2005, 06:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
XunilNewb Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: UK Posts: 30 OS: Fedora Core 1, Win XP	Thanks Batty-p Cheers pal!

01-15-2005, 01:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
Skie Manager, Alternative Comp Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Chicago burbs Posts: 2,194 OS: Gentoo Linux, CentOS, OS X My System	If you want to computer to boot straight to the command line, then you need to set your default runlevel to 3. Runlevel 5 will boot you to a GUI by default. In order to change this, edit the /etc/inittab file in your favorite text editor (as root) and locate the first uncommented line in the file. It should look something similar to this: id:5:initdefault: Change it to look like this: id:3:initdefault: Save the change and reboot. Certain distro's offer GUI based ways of changing this, but I don't know what all of them are since they're all different. __________________

01-15-2005, 01:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
XunilNewb Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: UK Posts: 30 OS: Fedora Core 1, Win XP	That's great, I knew there'd be a way of doing it in the bash prompt. Cheers __________________ Don't worry Scoob, I don't think Thelma literally meant IPtables!