Questions tagged [text-mode]
Text mode refers to either using one of the virtual terminals or booting Ubuntu without using a graphics server such as X.
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How do I disable X at boot time so that the system boots in text mode?
Is it possible to disable X at boot time? I'm setting up a server so it would be nice if it wouldn't load the graphical interface every time I boot.
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How do I boot into true text mode?
I've found ways to disable gdm or lightdm or whatever 11.10 uses, but I can't find a way to get a true text-mode boot. I want to see all the kernel messages fly by as it boots, not a stupid purple ...
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Booting into text mode in 16.04
Is there any way to temporarily disable GUI (X server) when booting an Ubuntu 16.04 LTS installation?
There are various guides advising to add text option onto the line GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT in /...
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wpa_supplicant does not connect with "ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: Invalid argument" error!
Ubuntu Server 12.04 is installed on my desktop system (in text-mode, no X-Window is available) and I have no wired Ethernet connected, just wireless network is available. I use TP-Link TL-WN723N USB ...
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Boot without GUI from live CD
I am trying to boot Ubuntu 16.04 LTS as live system from the official ISO image without GUI. In previous versions, the text or textonly boot parameter could be added to the boot options. However, this ...
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Is it possible to get the Tux logo on the text-based boot?
On Knoppix-based distros, you get a nice Tux logo on the left of the screen during text boot. Is this possible to get on Ubuntu?
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How to use NVIDIA GTX 970 GPU? [duplicate]
I have NVIDIA GTX 970 GPU, which is pretty new chip and it is not recognized by nouveau driver shipped with Ubuntu 14.10, hence I am stuck on 1024x768 resolution on Full HD monitor - not so good. ...
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Add console/text booting mode to grub menu
I want to have text booting mode option on grub menu screen. How do I create this menu entry?
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In Ubuntu 15.04 can't do graphical log in
I have done clean install recently of Ubuntu Desktop 15.04.
And I was able to log in to the graphical environment until I enabled "boot to text" like said there: How do I disable X at boot time so ...
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GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="text" is not working
I am trying to make Ubuntu run in text mode only as I want to use it as local server. I searched and found that I should edit /etc/default/grub and replace quiet splash with text then run update-grub, ...
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Is it possible to change text console (VT, framebuffer) foreground color?
I tried setterm -foreground green but any action resets the color back to white.
Also, switching black and white seems like a nice option for e-paper (e-ink) screens.
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Booting in text mode in a VM - not working
My /etc/default/grub is as follows - see image - but the VM is booting into the GUI. Why?
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How to boot into the command line? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to autologin in text mode
How can you boot directly into the command line with Kubuntu? I've tried searching on Google but all I can find is related to Ubuntu.
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How to debug TTYs being blank / agetty?
Sometimes all text-mode terminals on my machine become blank (just a cursor in the top left corner, like on tty8+ by default) after a while and I can't reproduce it reliably.
What logs can I check or ...
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How to recover Ubuntu from text mode?
My Ubuntu no longer starts in graphical mode, it starts in text mode.
If I try to run startx I receive unable to connect to X server: No such file or directory
How can I reinstall XServer and Unity?
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Non-graphical terminals take a long time to log in
When I log in using SSH or after pressing Ctrl+Alt+F1, it takes several seconds after I enter my password to finally show the following:
Welcome to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (GNU/Linux 4.4.0-28-generic x86_64)...
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Live version of Ubuntu Server?
I know that Ubuntu Desktop comes with a Live mode, but unfortunately that DVD boots straight to GUI (I'm on a text-only machine). I haven't seen an option to Try Ubuntu Server.
Is there a live ...
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Command prompt is over written by previous commands!
My system has Ubuntu Server 12.04 installed in text-mode (no X-Window) and a command prompt that is defined in my ~/.bashrc file by following line:
PS1='${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\033[...
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Copy & paste does not work between host and guest ubuntu, spice installed
I have a QEMU VM, both the host and guest OS being ubuntu 20.04. I wanna enable copy & paste function between the host and guest. I have read the answers of following two thread:
How can I copy&...
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Install text mode Ubuntu
I have to run four OSs simultaneously and do not need graphical desktop. and I have only Ubuntu desktop CD.
Is it possible to install Ubuntu desktop without graphical environment?
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How to start the text mode installer from the Kubuntu 12.04 DVD?
I'm trying to install Kubuntu 12.04 from the DVD, and I want the text-mode installer. I don't see how I can get to it from the boot menu. What should I enter as the boot options? Or should I start the ...
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ubuntu text-mode boot welcome Banner
im using ubuntu 14.04 and i edited grub so that it boots into text mode
i want to display a message in the login screen like this:
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| |_ ___ ___| |_
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Unsuccessful upgrade from 11.10 to 12.4 LTS leads to black screen with cursor blinking
During the upgrade from 11.10 to 12.4, I got stuck on a screen with background image, and nothing else.
I restarted the computer, and after GRUB menu, screen gets black with cursor blinking.
I've ...
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Using grub2 for temporary boot into text mode
I want to boot temporary into text mode using grub2 and followed the steps explained in How to boot into command line on Ubuntu or Debian. Running cat /proc/cmdline from the terminal than gives the ...
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How to auto-login in text mode?
I have a Raspberry Pi 2 with Ubuntu Mate 15.04. I've managed to make it boot in console mode, but now I want to enable auto login.
I already tried a lot of things, like:
Editing /etc/inittab.
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verbose displayed halfly over text mode booting
I tried to boot my Ubuntu into text mode with verbosity enabled, this is what I configured in /etc/default/grub:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="text init=/sbin/init --verbose vga=791"
then update-grub ...
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strange text-mode behavior (large fonts and blue lines) with virtualbox [closed]
I've just installed Ubuntu 11.10 on Oracle VirtualBox and everything went fine except going to text-mode using CTRL + ALT + F1, the console appears in strange behavior as seen on the following link
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Arrow keys with cat / read
I want to read a line of text and be able to move the cursor left and right while editing.
When I call cat or use read in bash, and press arrow keys, I get ^[[A^[[B^[[C^[[D istead of moving the ...
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Installation Ubuntu in text mode
How to install Ubuntu 13.10 in text mode? Alternate ISO is discontinued.
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Booting into text mode - how can I fix it?
I upgrade my Ubuntu to 11.10. I restarted and it worked perfectly until now when I restarted again and it is now in text mode after I login. Can somebody please provided some suggestions on what I ...
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how to configure terminal in a text boot?
I use tmux in xterm and gnome-terminal.Configuring gnome-terminal's background and foreground is not an issue as it can be easily done through gui itself.Few things to mention:
I can configure xterm ...
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How do I customize GRUB to choose enter the text mode or enter the graphical mode
How do I customize GRUB so every time booting I could choose whether I want to boot into text mode or boot into graphical mode.
I have try to edit /etc/default/grub and change
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What packages do I remove to get a command line only mode?
I was attempting to install a command line only version of Ubuntu and followed the instructions here.
I downloaded the alternate CD and went through the installation, but never got an "Install a ...
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NVIDIA display driver not working in text mode
I have the NVIDIA display driver from CUDA 5.0 Pre-release (on a SONY vaio) installed with 12.04. X works fine, but I if I press Ctrl+Alt+F1 the screen turns black and no login prompt appears. Its ...
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Keep X-sessions active when I switch to another TTY
I am using Ubuntu 19.04 server and I use startx [application] to run any graphical applications. When I use Opera browser or any other browser and play music, when I switch to another tty, the music ...
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Ubuntu 18.04.1 desktop another graphical issues
I'm trying to install Ubuntu 18.04.1 desktop edition on my lenovo ideapad z500 laptop and i'm facing graphical issues. After the grub menu during live USB boot, the image on the monitor shrinks ...
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Cannot access text mode - black screen
I am trying to install CUDA and Theano using this guide:
Before installing CUDA, it is recommended to switch to text mode and kill x server. However, I cannot access text mode, I just have a black ...
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GUI Application Resolution from Text Mode OS
I'm trying to turn a computer into a Linux thin client via Ubuntu. I have a Dell OptiPlex 755 loaded with Ubuntu 14.04 installed and fully patched. I've configured the OS to run in text mode and ...
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How to install Edubuntu on a system with low memory (256 Mb)?
I'm preparing an old system with 256 Mb RAM to send it to some children. It doesn't have Ethernet controller and there are no Internet access at the destination. I've chosen Edubuntu for obvious ...
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Problem booting in text mode Ubuntu 12.04
I made the big mistake of upgrading to Ubuntu 12.04 on my computer with NVidia card and the interface is now broken. I have to use Unity 2D and the games I used to play with my daughter are not ...
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How can I simplify the Finch interface?
I am using Finch, the text-based version of Pidgin. It uses a library called GNTRC to create a windowing interface in text. Personally, I find it a bit complicated. Is there a simpler text interface?
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How to recover Ubuntu from text mode
My Ubuntu 16.04 no longer starts in graphical mode.
I have tried with this and this guide, but doesnt work because I cant connect to internet. With ping 8.8.8.8 I get connect: Network is unreachable ...
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Booting in text mode in 16.04 LTS
I've followed this guide to install CUDA on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. It requires me to boot into text mode. However it appears really hard to get Ubuntu to actually start in text mode as needed to move on ...
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Add new entry in Grub2 for text mode on Ubuntu 16.04
It is for a while I am trying to find a way to add another entry to grub2 which takes me to text mode.
I have already seen lots of posts but either they are for make a permanent change (which makes ...
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cannnot boot to text mode with r/w fileystem
I installed Ubuntu 12.10 server to a laptop, and the grub file is along the lines of:
setparams 'Ubuntu'
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gfxmod $linux -gfxmod
set root ='hd0,msdos/'
if[[x%...
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12.10 Booting Into Variations Of Blank Screen
I've been running the Ubuntu 12.10 beta since about a month before the final release with almost no problems. However since the day of release (I'm assuming an update has caused this) I have had ...
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Switch from text mode to graphical mode [duplicate]
Suppose one boots their Ubuntu installation with systemd.unit=multi-user.target or text as a kernel boot option/parameter. They will eventually arrive at a terminal-based interface to login and ...
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Is it possible to explicitly have Ubuntu 22.04 present *pure* character mode? (instead of rich character mode)
This question may be weird, but it is genuine.
Using Ubuntu Desktop 22.04, and after executing sudo systemctl set-default multi-user.target, I can have Ubuntu boot into text login mode.
But I find ...
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Does Ubuntu expressly not use printf for output at boot? Can it?
This question occurs to me when I am trying to have the guest Ubuntu OS display boot messages in QEMU VM (like [ 2.34567890123] ... and [ OK ] ....). Here I have a QEMU VM, both the host and guest ...
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Ubuntu 15.04 remastering boot option "text"
I remastered an Ubuntu 14.04 ISO. In isolinux.cfg I could use the boot-option "text". Remastering 15.04 this no longer works. "text" mode is ignored and the gui/desktop starts. How can I fix this?
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