UNIX question. Switching from GUI to Text Based Interface.

[wizzz]

In UNIX, how do I switch from the GUI interface to the text-based interface?

Like in a RedHat machine, there are some keys that you can press to switch from GUI to text...
Anybody know?

 

[N11]

Red Hat defaults you with 7 usable terminals and the 7th is reserved for X.

If you are in windows right now, ctl-alt-F1 through F6 will give you a text terminal. Switch back to your graphical terminal with ctl-alt-F7

 

[Bremen]

Actually you can run as many X sessions as you want, just use ctrl-alt-F8 -F9 etc to get to them (no idea what you'd do after you run out of F keys :0) Of course starting more than one is kindof pointless IMHO (well you can run multiple WM's that way)

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

If you are in windows right now, ctl-alt-F1 through F6 will give you a text terminal. Switch back to your graphical terminal with ctl-alt-F7

if you're in windows right now i dont think ctl-alt-F1 through F6 are going to do much of anything 😉

 

[FUBAR]

If you're in text mode, you only need one of the keys (ctrl/alt) rather than both. You only need both to get out of X. Sorry, can't remember which one.

 

[Bremen]

If you boot to run mode 4 (gui login) than it is possible you won't have any ttys open by default. However I do believe many distros open them anyway (dosn't hurt after all). In Slackware only tty6 is opened, since according to the comments in inittab if you don't open a tty it sends init into a loop causing you to always have a load of at least 1.

 

[Need4Speed]

Originally posted by: BingBongWongFooey
If you are in windows right now, ctl-alt-F1 through F6 will give you a text terminal. Switch back to your graphical terminal with ctl-alt-F7

if you're in windows right now i dont think ctl-alt-F1 through F6 are going to do much of anything 😉

*rim shot*