How to make Ubuntu Linux boot to text mode?

My Ubuntu boots to GUI mode by default. How to make Ubuntu Linux boot to text mode?

If you are using Ubuntu older than 16 such as Ubuntu 14.04:

  1. Edit /etc/default/grub
    Change GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=... to GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="text".

  2. Backup your old grub config
    `$ sudo cp -n /etc/default/grub /etc/default/grub.bak-date +%s `

  3. Update grub
    $ sudo update-grub

If you are using Ubuntu 16.04 which uses systemd, please follow this tutorial:

How to Change Systemd Boot Target on Linux

Eric Ma

Eric is a systems guy. Eric is interested in building high-performance and scalable distributed systems and related technologies. The views or opinions expressed here are solely Eric's own and do not necessarily represent those of any third parties.

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