Starting console without gnome

[index_0@ya.com]

Hi thr,
I wanted to know how can i stop at the console without x-server starts loading the gnome .. I sometimes wanted to work in console evry time of booting instead in the gnome.

[NoTiG]

WHy are you posting this in programming?

You have to change the run level from 5 to 3 .

sudo gedit /etc/inittab

edit the line
CODE
id:5:initdefault:

to your liking, save and reboot..

[LordHunter317]

That doesn't work on Debian and Ubuntu.