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How to shut down X?

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What if I'd like to exit the X session to use raw console without any X process running?
I know I can always press Ctrl+Alt+F1/F6 to switch between a raw console and a graphical environment, but some times I just want the last to be gone (for technical reasons). So how to shut it down correctly, preventing from being automatically respawned?

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answered 1 Year ago elecerna · Accepted Answer

To Stop X.Org Server:

sudo service lightdm stop

To Start X.Org Server:

startx



##(OR)



sudo service lightdm start

To Restart X.Org Server:

sudo service lightdm restart

In all cases, replace lightdm with whatever greeter/display manager you use. lightdm is Ubuntu's default display manager.