Force Ubuntu desktop Boot into Text Console Mode
Tested in ubuntu deskop 16.
short url: s_force-text
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: