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My Ubuntu boots up to GUI interface.
How do I get to the cli or at least a text window? I can't do anything useful with a gui.

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  • If you do not need a GUI then why did you install one in the first place? Dec 12, 2014 at 6:49

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Access command line with Ctrl+Alt+T or Ctrl+Alt+F1

You can also set up Ubuntu to boot to the command line instead of GUI.

From a terminal edit /etc/default/grub

sudo nano /etc/default/grub

change the line

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"

to

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="text"

Save the file, then run:

sudo update-grub

Next time you boot it will stay in text (command line) mode instead of starting the GUI. If you want to start the GUI from the command line, use the command "startx".

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Ctrl-Alt-F1, or click the Unity icon and type "terminal"

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