Grub entry to start without X

[Mike Fedyk]

If the X server doesn't startup correctly at level5 then you will have 
the text login to perform your repairs without switching run levels. 
Just press alt+[123456]

Carnal Ortega wrote:
> Out of habit I boot into runlevel 3 by default because I feel runlevel 5 
> is like windows. What I mean by that is if video problems occur or any 
> situation where X crashes in runlevel 5 the user will most likely be 
> forced to reboot his system whereis if it occured in runlevel 3 the user 
> would be dumped to the console where he can restart x instead.
> 
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> Alexander Dalloz wrote:
> 
>> Of course if you want to boot up into runlevel 3 always, then changing
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>> the inittab entry is the correct way. You are right. I just didn't
>> understand the OP in this way. Maybe because I see Fedora as a desktop
>> system and when someone wants to run a CLI system why then did he
>> install an X server?
>>
>> As always: multiple possible routes and different opinions :)
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