Need help!!!

[vadimas78]

Hi all,
I need to make what when the system loaded user need to choose what interface he wants to work, GUI (Gnome) or command line.
Please help!!!
Sorry for bad English

[StrayEddy]

Choose GUI if you want an interface
or command line if you want the user not to have an interface.

As simple as that

[vadimas78]

I need when the system loaded to pop up a tab or something like that with to chooses GUI or command line. Now when the system loaded it shows Gnome login screen.
CTRL+ALT+F1 and CTRL+ALT+F7 isn't the solution.

[StrayEddy]

K, here is what you can try:

Create a script that will run at bootup and ask for a choice from the user (CLI or GUI):

- create a file in the init.d directory -> "touch /etc/init.d/myscript"
- add the neccessary permissions for it to be executable -> "chmod +x /etc/init.d/myscript"

Make a backup of update-rc.d:
"cp update-rc.d update-rc-backup.d"

Then run:
"update-rc.d /etc/init.d/myscript defaults"

In your script "myscript":

(Programming) write a way to show a menu (1- CLI...2-GUI) and to get the answer from the user (keyboard)

if the response is CLI: run in the script "sudo telinit 3".
if its GUI run "sudo telinit 5"

Try to type "linux script bootup" in google if you need more help for your script.

Hope it helps.

[rokytnji]

need when the system loaded to pop up a tab or something like that with to chooses GUI or command line

To go directly to run level 3, add 3 to the end linux /boot/vmlinuz line. To test.
When grub screen shows. , Press the letter e to edit the kernel options and by using the using arrow keys, navigate to the line that you wish to edit, then while still in the edit screen use Ctrl+x to boot the computer with your edited options.

You will have to add a extra grub menu line entry for /etc/default/grub for it to stick though. That just works the one time and is only a 1 time boot. Grub defaults back to previous menu entry

I use grub legacy. Mine for reference.

title		antiX-M11, kernel 2.6.36-1-mepis-smp
root		(hd0,0)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.36-1-mepis-smp root=UUID=62f41c57-e269-42ea-b339-19a9ed8b266e ro elevator=noop  nosplash quiet nouveau.modeset=0 
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.36-1-mepis-smp

title		antiX-M11, kernel 2.6.36-1-mepis-smp (init-3)
root		(hd0,0)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.36-1-mepis-smp root=UUID=62f41c57-e269-42ea-b339-19a9ed8b266e ro elevator=noop  nosplash quiet nouveau.modeset=0 3
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.36-1-mepis-smp

Grub 2 Basics - Ubuntu Forums

Easier to do in grub legacy

Doesn't recovery mode boot option boot to cli in Debian also? Have you tried that?

[vadimas78]

Thanks for answers, solved problem.