[nzlug] How to switch from desktop mode to server mode?

[Michael J. Knox]

Craig Box wrote:
> Sid Bachtiar wrote:
> 
>>Is there a way to turn on and off Ubuntu from desktop mode to server
>>mode and back? (I installed Ubuntu 5.10 desktop then upgraded to 6.06
>>desktop).  
> 
> 
> You could uninstall all the desktop packages (hard), or you could just tell
> it not to boot into desktop mode (easier).  I don't remember how to set the
> default runlevel off the top of my head, but if that is what you want, I'm
> sure an answer is on its way.

Why not just change the run level from 5 to 3 in /etc/inittab ?

Michael