Tested in ubuntu deskop 16.
SOLUTION
sudo cp /etc/default/grub /etc/default/grub.bak && \ sudo sed -ie 's/GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=.*/GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="text"/g' /etc/default/grub && \ sudo sed -ie 's/GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=.*/GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="text"/g' /etc/default/grub && \ sudo sed -ie 's/#GRUB_TERMINAL/GRUB_TERMINAL/g' /etc/default/grub && \ sudo update-grub && \ sudo systemctl enable multi-user.target --force && \ sudo systemctl set-default multi-user.target && \ sudo reboot
OBS: sometimes, by changing "multi-user.target" is enough, but sometimes we have to update grub. Have not dug into the reason.
RESULTS
Echo-ed results:
START X TEMPORARILY
To run desktop from pure terminal (on physical monitor): run service lightdm start
directly.
Note:
startx
does NOT work, so use lightdm.- you can run several desktops in different consoles (Ctrl+Alt+F1~F6), but logging in several desktops as the same user may lead to system unstability.
CHANGE BACK TO X
sudo systemctl enable graphical.target --force && \ sudo systemctl set-default graphical.target && \ sudo reboot
REF
url: s_force-text
EXPLAIN
The script modified /etc/default/grub
with:
Modify
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT
andGRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX
values totext
.Uncomment to enable
GRUB_TERMINAL=console
.
ref boot to text.