Disable GUI in Linux
Have you ever come across a situation when you wanted to disable GUI in your Linux box? Well I have. I just got a brand new GPU server running Ubuntu 10.04 and as users at my lab are supposed to submit jobs to the machine remotely, I don’t actually need GUI running on it. Moreover, GUI consumes a lot of system resources which can be put to better use someplace else and there is always the threat of some security holes when you’re using X. If you happen to be running Ubuntu or another Debian based machine you will need … Continue Reading