[SATLUG] Booting Kubuntu 6.10 into Command Line

[Eli]

in regular ubuntu, you can disable/shut-down gdm, and that takes the gui 
down.

i imagine with kubuntu, that it's kdm

install rcconf, a console program, and use it to disable the kdm/gdm 
startup, and next time you reboot, you should be at a console.

to kill the gui without rebooting, just stop the gdm/kdm service.

/etc/init.d/gdm stop
or
/etc/init.d/kdm stop

as an alternative to all this you could simply boot to run level 1.  i 
think i've installed nvidia drivers before in run level 1.

to do this, when you power on the machine, at grub, use the arrow key to 
defeat grub countdown timer, then use 'e' key to edit the grub entries 
(it's just a temporary edit, it's not lasting), and remove quiet/splash 
options, and add the number '1'.

you'll boot to a gui-less single user mode, and you can install nvidia 
drivers i think.

so that's 3 different ways. :-)

e

Jim Wells wrote:
> I am trying to get Kubuntu to boot into Command Line mode but am having
> no luck whatsover.  I looked first for /etc/inittab but in Kubuntu it
> doesn't exist.  I need to install the NVIDIA driver but it won't install
> because X is running.
> 
> Any ideas?  I've used Google & found several suggestions but they don't
> seem to work for me.
> 
> Jim