ubuntu+headless+desktop

[wobbly]

i would like to set up ubuntu+headless+desktop
1 have it boot headless
2 start desktop with the "startx" command
thank you

[bigfoot65]

Ok....Are you asking for help? Have you searched the internet? Not sure if anyone has tried this type of setup.

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[wobbly]

i've been running amahi like this for almost a year ... under fedora 14

1 power on amahi box boots to cli login "amahi is running"

2 if i wand to login i enter username / password "still at cli"
3 to load fedora 14 desktop i enter "startx"
4 if i logout of fedora 14 desktop it takes me " back to cli"
5 then i enter exit to log out of cli
i hope this is more helpful thank you

[wobbly]

sorry maybe headless is not the right term "boot to cli login" "not gui login"

[wobbly]

i found this
$sudo update-rc.d -f gdm remove
will this do it ?
thank you

[wobbly]

found this Amahi Wiki
GUI Install for Express CD page

force the GUI on Boot

Next we need to make sure it boots into init 5. Run the following command to accomplish this:
bash code
​sed -i 's/id:3:initdefault:/id:5:initdefault:/g' /etc/inittab​

But what i would like is for it to boot just like the Express CD
or how to change it back if i did

​sed -i 's/id:3:initdefault:/id:5:initdefault:/g' /etc/inittab​

i remember reading something about option 3 and not 5 to do this ?

thank you

[wobbly]

ok now i know what i would like how to set Ubuntu to Runlevel 3 thank you

iam looking

[bigfoot65]

Hello,

Yes headless is the right term. I presume you found what you needed. Maybe you would like to share the steps you followed in the wiki? I am sure other users would appreciate it.

[bigmango]

Yep, make Amahi run at runlevel 3.

Then install tigervnc (for example) and you can remote desktop into your headless amahi from you PC. That's how I have mine setup.

I think everything is in the wiki.


PS for Amahi devs: it would be nice if Amahi would have the VNC setup by default (with the user only having to enable or disable the service, perhaps). -> 1. install amahi -> 2. remote desktop into the server... easy.

[bigfoot65]

If you install Ubuntu Server, no need to do that. You can follow guidance for VNC on the server version and it will install the pieces needed.