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

[Michael J. Knox]

Nick Rout wrote:
> On Tue, 01 Aug 2006 11:35:00 +1200
> Michael J. Knox wrote:
> 
> 
>>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
> 
> 
> because in my experience with ubuntu all the runlevels (except 1 and 6)
> are the same.
> 

ah ok then. disregard my suggestion :)

Michael