[00:12] i'm converting an old laptop into something of a server [00:13] how do I log into a shell? e.g. sans ubuntu-desktop [00:20] merry christmas all [00:39] timClicks: Alt-F1 to F6 should give you a login prompt [00:39] ojwb: noted, but I want to avoid the memory overhead [00:39] modern ubuntu comes up on VT7 it seems, even if you don't have X running [00:39] timClicks: um, memory overhead? [00:40] am following http://www.debianadmin.com/howto-boot-debian-in-text-mode-instead-of-graphical-mode-gui.html [00:40] see how things go [00:40] it's a key press [00:40] there's not a lot of memory overhead [00:40] oh.. from gdm/lightdm? [00:40] the VTs are there anyway, Alt+Fkey just switches between them [00:40] no, it's nothing to do with X [00:41] sweet :) [00:41] sorted [00:41] you can tell it to come up on VT1, let me just check [00:42] sudo sed -i '/^GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=/ s/\//;/^#GRUB_TERMINAL=console/ s/#//' /etc/default/grub [00:43] the first part turns off the splash option, and that causes it to come up on VT1 [00:43] the second part give you the text console rather than a text console in graphics mode [00:44] you may or may not want the second part - I find it's much more responsive when connecting to remote VMs using virt-manager [00:44] oh, and: sudo update-grub [00:44] grub is the default boot manager === lifeless_ is now known as lifeless