Text mode refers to either using one of the virtual terminals or booting Ubuntu without using a graphics server such as X.
Questions tagged [text-mode]
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How do I disable X at boot time so that the system boots in text mode?
Is it possible to disable X at boot time? I'm setting up a server so it would be nice if it wouldn't load the graphical interface every time I boot.
Olivier Lalonde
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How do I boot into true text mode?
I've found ways to disable gdm or lightdm or whatever 11.10 uses, but I can't find a way to get a true text-mode boot. I want to see all the kernel messages fly by as it boots, not a stupid purple screen.
I got the desktop manager turned off…
Caleb Stewart
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Booting into text mode in 16.04
Is there any way to temporarily disable GUI (X server) when booting an Ubuntu 16.04 LTS installation?
There are various guides advising to add text option onto the line GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT in /etc/default/grub or directly on the linux line in…
Melebius
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wpa_supplicant does not connect with "ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: Invalid argument" error!
Ubuntu Server 12.04 is installed on my desktop system (in text-mode, no X-Window is available) and I have no wired Ethernet connected, just wireless network is available. I use TP-Link TL-WN723N USB wireless adapter to connect to wireless…
PHP Learner
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Boot without GUI from live CD
I am trying to boot Ubuntu 16.04 LTS as live system from the official ISO image without GUI. In previous versions, the text or textonly boot parameter could be added to the boot options. However, this possibility seems not working for the 16.04…
DigNative
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Is it possible to get the Tux logo on the text-based boot?
On Knoppix-based distros, you get a nice Tux logo on the left of the screen during text boot. Is this possible to get on Ubuntu?
Amith KK
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Add console/text booting mode to grub menu
I want to have text booting mode option on grub menu screen. How do I create this menu entry?
Flint
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How to use NVIDIA GTX 970 GPU?
I have NVIDIA GTX 970 GPU, which is pretty new chip and it is not recognized by nouveau driver shipped with Ubuntu 14.10, hence I am stuck on 1024x768 resolution on Full HD monitor - not so good. There is no proprietary driver in Additional Drivers…
user280493
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GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="text" is not working
I am trying to make Ubuntu run in text mode only as I want to use it as local server. I searched and found that I should edit /etc/default/grub and replace quiet splash with text then run update-grub, but nothing happens. Any suggestions?
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In Ubuntu 15.04 can't do graphical log in
I have done clean install recently of Ubuntu Desktop 15.04.
And I was able to log in to the graphical environment until I enabled "boot to text" like said there: How do I disable X at boot time so that the system boots in text mode?
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Ed Ilyin
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Is it possible to change text console (VT, framebuffer) foreground color?
I tried setterm -foreground green but any action resets the color back to white.
Also, switching black and white seems like a nice option for e-paper (e-ink) screens.
int_ua
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Booting in text mode in a VM - not working
My /etc/default/grub is as follows - see image - but the VM is booting into the GUI. Why?
user482637
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How to boot into the command line?
Possible Duplicate:
How to autologin in text mode
How can you boot directly into the command line with Kubuntu? I've tried searching on Google but all I can find is related to Ubuntu.
errorhandler
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Non-graphical terminals take a long time to log in
When I log in using SSH or after pressing Ctrl+Alt+F1, it takes several seconds after I enter my password to finally show the following:
Welcome to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (GNU/Linux 4.4.0-28-generic x86_64)
* Documentation: https://help.ubuntu.com
*…
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How to debug TTYs being blank / agetty?
Sometimes all text-mode terminals on my machine become blank (just a cursor in the top left corner, like on tty8+ by default) after a while and I can't reproduce it reliably.
What logs can I check or how should I filter journalctl to see everything…
int_ua
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