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I'd like to know what I can do to start my Kali from the terminal and not from the graphic environment. I mean, my computer is very slow and the only thing I want is the terminal (but including all the tools from the Kali Linux), so I think my best option is only use the terminal mode of Linux, but I don't know how.

I want to set an option to automatically start my Kali Linux in the terminal mode.

If anyone knows, can you also tell me how I can go from the terminal mode to the graphic mode? Thank you!

shprogram
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Krypt0N Geek
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  • What have you tried so far and what is not working? Please edit your post to include these details. Thank you! – kemotep Nov 17 '20 at 22:34
  • I'm sorry. I know it's kind of a "rule" to include that kind of details... but i'm new in linux. I haven't tried anything because there is no information (or i don't know how to search it). – Krypt0N Geek Nov 17 '20 at 22:46
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    [This](https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/15527/how-to-boot-debian-into-text-mode-without-using-gui) thread may help with your problem – Adrián Jaramillo Nov 18 '20 at 03:14
  • Does this answer your question? [How to boot Debian into text mode without using GUI?](https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/15527/how-to-boot-debian-into-text-mode-without-using-gui) – Akhil Nov 18 '20 at 03:41

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Gnome and KDE are heavy resources and consumes more memory that it appears.

You have to switch fom the graphical-target to multi-user.target that means changing the current system RUN Level ; to do so :

sudo systemctl set-default multi-user.target

To check the current Run Level :

sudo systemctl get-default

Obviously, these commands are available with a recent Kali versions based on Systemd instead of SysV.

Reda Salih
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