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

[Sid Bachtiar]

> On 8/1/06, Nevyn <nevynh at gmail.com> wrote:
> Edit /etc/inittab and look for the line that says "default runlevel".
> 5 Will give you desktop and 3 will give you "server".
>
> Alternatively, edit grub/lilo (not sure which one Ubuntu uses) and add
> another entry using all the same options (except the name) - on one
> put init=3 and on the other put init=5.
>
> That way you can always just chose what you want at boot up.

And is there a way, without rebooting or modifying a file, to activate
the desktop again, and to turn it off again back to server mode?