How to switch to Console mode from GUI mode in GNOME
Posted by admin on December 28th, 2006 
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To switch to Console mode
Press ‘Ctrl + Alt + F1′ (F2 - F6)
To switch between consoles in Console mode
Press ‘Alt + F1′ (F2 - F6)
To switch back to GNOME GUI mode
Press ‘Alt + F7′
August 13th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
how can i change text mode to gui mode in ubuntu server 8.0.4.
please tell me solution
August 13th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
i have installed Ubuntu server 8.04.1 but i didn’t get GUI MODE. it
was installed only text console mode. how can i get GUI MODE PLEASE HELP ME VERY URGENT.
August 13th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
Mahendiran
From the command line type the following command
startx
or sudo startx
August 13th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
how can i install GUI in Ubuntu server 8.04.1 please help me
August 13th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
use the following command
sudo aptitude install ubuntu-desktop
August 13th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
when i can enter startx command it says “apt-get install xinit”
currently not installed startx
August 13th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
couldn’t find ubuntu-desktop package
August 13th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
when i am entering root # aptitude install ubuntu-desktop
couldn’t find ubuntu-desktop-package
August 13th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
first try to install
apt-get install xini
If you are getting couldn’t find package name and you need to check your internet connection is working on ubuntu server.
August 14th, 2008 at 6:52 am
I have internet connection but i cant get update. please tell me ubuntu server 8.04.1 desktop package website.
August 14th, 2008 at 7:01 am
Ubuntu server 8.04.1 how can i update text mode to GUI mode. there is any package available.
August 14th, 2008 at 10:56 am
Everything installed but i can reboot it is going properly boot GUI MODE BUT RESOLUTION PROBLEM . I can’t see GUI. what can i do
September 11th, 2008 at 2:05 am
I also had a similar issue. I followed these steps to get the server to boot in X mode
username@ubuntu# sudo aptitude
This is where things get a little uncomfortable if are new to ubuntu (like me). Take a feel of the console pressing “?” sign and then it should be cake walk. Basically in order to activate the Menu, press CTRL+t and to select a package to install press + and to unselect press - to expand or collapse use [ and ] . Once you have selected the packages you want to install activate the menu and press enter on Install option or simply press “g”. That will begin the download process, which is going to take some time in my case, will keep you guys posted on the progress.
But I am somehow amazed the most famous linux distro has such not so user friendly installation, even though its a server, kind of does not make sense.
November 12th, 2008 at 6:45 am
How to install the GUI mode in Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Server edition? Please tell the Solution..
Please mail the solutions..
November 12th, 2008 at 7:33 am
@Balaji
Follow the above procedure for Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Server edition it should work without any problem
November 12th, 2008 at 11:04 am
webmin installation in ubuntu server from gui mode
December 10th, 2008 at 11:24 pm
I am using ssh to connect from my local machine to another machine running Ubuntu 8.04 in GUI mode. Is there a command to change the remote machine GUI to text mode via ssh ?