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OnStartup: no UI and No GUI. Just login screen for ubuntu 16
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To boot to console:
`sudo systemctl set-default multi-user.target`
You must then edit /etc/default/grub by removing splash from the GRUB command line. (Remember to update GRUB afterward: sudo update-grub).
To get to the Unity desktop from the console, you must enter the command:
sudo systemctl start lightdm.service
(The usual startx command doesn't work with Unity.)
To restore boot to GUI:
sudo systemctl set-default graphical.target
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