This is a low-end question, but not really a beginners thing 'cause I am customising a Debian live boot process.
How do I get a Debian live DVD to boot into text mode?
I want to boot Debian Live 9.3 (with XFCE) into just text mode, no GUI, off my boot server. I have it all working, except that whilst with 7.4 adding "text" to the kernel command line means it boots to a text login (and X can be run with a 'startx'), this is not working with Stretch.
I've had a good look through various live CD build tool docs and manpages, found what looks to be all the parameters, but simply cannot see how to tell X not to run.
Thanks for the inevitable one word answer.... it is probably all this needs. So sorry for the noise
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Making Debian live boot to text login prompt
Re: Making Debian live boot to text login prompt
You can use systemd targets on the kernel line, e.g. specify "systemd.unit=multi-user.target" to boot to text login prompt.
Read more here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Systemd#Targets
Read more here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Systemd#Targets
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Re: Making Debian live boot to text login prompt
Ahh, thanks for both those, that's it booting nicely to a user$ prompt.