How to create a menu entry for booting into the command line from GRUB. (programming.dev)

submitted 1 year ago by jim_stark@programming.dev to c/linux@programming.dev

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One can boot into the command from grub by editing kernel parameters.

Another way is edition the grub configuration and setting GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="text". But now it's not possible to boot into a graphical env.

So is there way to create menu entry just for command line so it will be one of the ways to log into the system?

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[-] stuck_in_the_shell@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago

Not sure why you would want to specifically do that since you can boot from a normal graphics install and just use the shortcut ctrl+shift+F# to change to the TTY.

However if you really want to just edit you GRUB config and copy paste the the menu entry you want to duplicate, and to one of them add a "space" and the number "3" to the end of the line. This way one entry would boot the graphics mode and the other would boot directly to TTY.

The solution is found here https://www.linux.org/threads/grub-menu-entry-to-boot-to-tty.44508/ and perhaps a thread like this would better fit here !linux4noobs@programming.dev

[-] jim_stark@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks.

The link suggests it might be undone after GRUB updates. Maybe I will just edit the line and at the init level at the boot menu.

Ah, yes. I felt a bit uncomfortable posting here, glad to know linux4noobs exits here; subscribed.

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