Questions tagged [runlevel]
The term runlevel refers to a mode of operation in one of the computer operating systems that implement Unix System V-style initialization
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How do I change the runlevel on systemd?
Pretty simple, I am trying to change the runlevel. Everything I find online points me to the file located in:
/etc/init/rc-sysinit.conf
Here I have tried changing the "DEFAULT_RUNLEVEL" to 3 or ...
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Boot to Runlevel 3
I am running Ubuntu Server, and just installed the gnome desktop on there (I neeeded to run an application that would only work in a graphical interface). However, now the server boots to the GUI ...
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How do I setup tty autologin in Ubuntu which is running Upstart
I was trying to find the /etc/inittab where I do my autologin. But in Ubuntu 11.04 that file seems to be lost. Is this the correct way you do it in Ubuntu?
# Auto Login for Ubuntu how?
# 1. apt-get ...
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How can I simply change into a text mode runlevel under systemd?
I have got ubuntu 16.04 installed with the systemd.
I need to install a cuda toolkit from nvidia, but I
can only install it from runlevel 3.
Now I have found some answers here, but none of them ...
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What is the difference between single user mode, recovery mode from GRUB, and booting with Ubuntu install disk?
What is the difference between the following:
Entering single user mode, e.g. telinit 1
Entering recovery mode, at the GRUB screen selecting Ubuntu ... (recovery mode)
Using the Ubuntu installation ...
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How to set default runlevel?
I would like to know how to set a default runlevel? This is to ensure that my computer directly boots at the set level .
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what does each runlevel number stand for
Cause Ubuntu uses Upstart instead of init, there is some different from Red Hat.
But How can I get the list of each runlevel number standing for, such as init 0 means shutdown.
man init can't show the ...
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Booting Ubuntu into the Command Line? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to disable X at boot time?
How do I boot Ubuntu by default into the CLI using a multiuser runlevel? I wish to still maintain my graphical desktop manager (GDM or whatever ...
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Can't switch to multi-user.target on Ubuntu 16.04.3 Desktop
Previously on multiple boxes with Ubuntu 16.04 running I've been using
sudo systemctl isolate multi-user.target
to go into CLI from the graphical.target mode. Or I have been using
sudo systemctl ...
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How do I start Ubuntu without X server?
So, I'm trying to install the official nVidia drivers for my fancy graphics card, and they advice disabling the X server before installing, as well as making sure that I can boot without the X server, ...
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When are nohup'd processes stopped during shutdown?
When I shutdown Ubuntu after I started a process using nohup, when and how is it getting stopped?
One of the scripts in /etc/rc0.d/ should handle it, shouldn't? Is it S20sendsigs?
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Set runlevel... not working out as promised [duplicate]
I'm trying to install a driver for my graphics card in Ubuntu 16.04, and the instructions caution me that first I should set a runlevel that prevents X from starting. That's proving difficult.
The ...