Learn how to disable GUI in SUSE Linux. Also, how to enable GUI at boot time in SUSE Linux.
Sometimes when installing with ISO you end up in booting Suse Linux system in GUI mode. In this short article, we will walk you through how to disable GUI and how to enable GUI in Suse Linux.
For demonstration we used SUSE12 in this article. You can use system control systemctl to set default for next reboot. We will be using this feature to enable or disable GUI in SUSE Linux
Disable GUI in SUSE Linux
Note that, you will require downtime for this activity. You can disable GUI for next reboot. So once you run the command you need to reboot your server. To disable GUI in SUSE Linux run below command –
1 2 3 4 5 | kerneltalks:~ # systemctl set-default multi-user Removed symlink /etc/systemd/system/default.target. Created symlink from /etc/systemd/system/default.target to /usr/lib/systemd/system/multi-user.target. |
This will set system to boot into CLI mode only. Now reboot your server and you can see server boots into CLI.
Enable GUI in SUSE Linux
If you want to go back into GUI mode again, run below command –
1 2 3 4 5 | kerneltalks:~ # systemctl set-default graphical Removed symlink /etc/systemd/system/default.target. Created symlink from /etc/systemd/system/default.target to /usr/lib/systemd/system/graphical.target. |
Reboot the server and you will be back greeted with GUI login screen.
That’s it. You can toggle CLI or GUI using systemctl command. Only thing is you need a reboot each time you toggle.
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