Ubuntu 15.04 Server - How to stop X from starting at boot

Question

I'm new to Ubuntu. Just setup a system with 15.04 Server. I installed X because I sometimes want to use it but it's automatically starting at boot. How do I disable this? I still want startx to work (when I need it).

Thanks in advance!

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 31 '15 at 06:08

Edit your /etc/default/grub

sudo nano /etc/default/grub

Find out this line -

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"

Change it to -

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="text"

Update Grub -

sudo update-grub

For systems that use systemd This is an additional step for systemd releases, eg: Ubuntu 15.04

You need to tell systemd to not load the graphical login manager:

sudo systemctl enable multi-user.target --force
sudo systemctl set-default multi-user.target

You can still use X by typing startx after you logged in

Thanks! My grub file has: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="" and GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="" Should I still add "text" to the statement above? Thanks! — notesdude, Aug 31 '15 at 19:46

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 28 '15 at 00:23

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Edit your /etc/default/grub

sudo nano /etc/default/grub

Find this line -

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"

Change it to -

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="text"

Update Grub -

sudo update-grub

This is the first answer after days of searching that has WORKED! System is i386, Linux Mint 17.1, Mate DM,

edited Sep 28 '15 at 00:23

waltinator

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answered Sep 27 '15 at 20:10

Robert

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This by itself only shows the startup progress as text, but does not prevent X from starting - the login manager (lightdm or gdm) will start X too. – laugh salutes Monica C Dec 12 '15 at 13:50

Ubuntu 15.04 Server - How to stop X from starting at boot

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