Configure Linux so you can start and exit GUI without rebooting
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 7:41 am
I made a post explaining how I set my Linux server so it uses a terminal, but I can start a GUI (Graphical Interface) if I need to, then exit the GUI dropping back to the terminal when I am done. This way the GUI is only eating up resources on the server once in a while.
This server will eventually be the new home of this website Delta Fox Design. I am still learning and working. This VPS server is a real learning experience, but I am not yet ready to move this website. It is a long process and there are other things that I have had to work on. In other words I have only had so much time to work on the server. The amount of work required to set up a server basically from scratch takes a huge amount of time to learn and implement. This is taking into account all the different features like security, SSL, analytics software (which will be in house NOT Google) and proper email setup.
The problem I was facing was I wanted to have a GUI sometimes to make things easier, but I didn't want it running when it didn't need to be used because that unnecessarily takes up a lot of extra computer resources. And since it's a server that GUI would just be sitting there unused most of the time. That's just a huge waste of resources. Here is the solution I figured out, and it works great!: Configure Linux so you can start and exit GUI without rebooting
This server will eventually be the new home of this website Delta Fox Design. I am still learning and working. This VPS server is a real learning experience, but I am not yet ready to move this website. It is a long process and there are other things that I have had to work on. In other words I have only had so much time to work on the server. The amount of work required to set up a server basically from scratch takes a huge amount of time to learn and implement. This is taking into account all the different features like security, SSL, analytics software (which will be in house NOT Google) and proper email setup.
The problem I was facing was I wanted to have a GUI sometimes to make things easier, but I didn't want it running when it didn't need to be used because that unnecessarily takes up a lot of extra computer resources. And since it's a server that GUI would just be sitting there unused most of the time. That's just a huge waste of resources. Here is the solution I figured out, and it works great!: Configure Linux so you can start and exit GUI without rebooting