Disable the GUI

Forum: X and Fluxbox
Topic: Disable the GUI
started by: PhrozenFear

Posted by PhrozenFear on Jan. 16 2005,06:36

But here's the deal.

I'm trying to make myself a server / linux Demo thingamajigger, and the target machine to run this only has 256 RAM. So, to make things easier on the ramload, (and without having to make a swapfile on his HD, or repartition the thing to have more room), I was hoping that there was a way to disable the gui right from the remastering. Then again, I need to remember how to remaster again... But that's another story.

Is there any nice, easy way I can do this, so that I can plug the CD in, hit power, and then go back to the demo, without having to manually load it and exit from the GUI ?

Please and thanks.

Posted by mikshaw on Jan. 16 2005,06:57

Yep...just remove 'startx' from /home/dsl/.bash_profile

Posted by goldenratiophi on Jan. 16 2005,23:20

Or, if you are booting from a CD, at the boot prompt, type "dsl 2" along with any other options. This boots into runlever 2 (text-only).

Disabling the GUI isn't 'weird.' I'm in text-only mode right now because I don't have a need for graphics right now. Also, servers often don't even have GUI installed.

Posted by mikshaw on Jan. 17 2005,01:47

That works too, but runlevel 2 is root access, unless you 'su dsl' after logging in.
Personally I dislike being root unless absolutely necessary.

Posted by PhrozenFear on Jan. 17 2005,13:13

Since this is going to be a server, I'd prefer to not have it installed in the first place, but I need to figure out how to do that anyway.

I'm still tryin' to learn this thing again, so pardon my n00bishness.

Posted by mikshaw on Jan. 17 2005,19:17

If you'd prefer not to have it installed, you'd have to either remaster the CD for liveCD/frugal use, or carefully remove the programs by hand (and make any necessary configuration edits) if you're running DSL as a full install from hard drive.