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

[Nevyn]

On 8/1/06, Sid Bachtiar <sid.bachtiar at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 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?

init 3 (server) or init 5 (desktop)