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

[Sid Bachtiar]

> On 8/1/06, Robin Sheat <robin at kallisti.net.nz> wrote:
> There is no real server mode. What's meant by running as a server in Linux is
> basically 'no GUI, minimal things running'. Desktop mode is just a GUI and
> more user-oriented programs running. Simply using /etc/init.d/gdm stop will
> get you pretty close to what a server install has, regards what's running
> (obviously all the extra stuff is still installed on the disk)

The more I learn Linux, the more command line orientated I am :-D

>
> It's quite OK (although it may make your machine bog down a bit) to run a
> desktop on a machine that is being a server. You wouldn't do this for
> a 'real' server, but it's good for experimenting.

Yeah, this is only an experimental box, for my own use.

Thanks for all the help everyone. I hope I'll be more googly soon as I
know more Linux terms to use as google keywords. I'm slowly reading
more and more linux tutorial.

Have a good day all.