Switch to Linux Command Line Mode

2 years ago
Jackson Davis
1 minute

In a Linux system, there are several ways to switch to command line mode.

  1. Pressing Ctrl + Alt + F1~F6 allows you to switch to different virtual terminals, each of which is in command line mode.
  2. Switch using command line: Open the terminal application in the graphical interface (usually through the “Terminal” or “Command Line” option in the application menu), and enter the following command to switch to command line mode:
sudo systemctl start multi-user.target

This command will start a multi-user target and switch to command-line mode.

  1. To log in using the command line: Open the terminal application in the graphical interface and enter the following command to log in to the command line mode:
sudo init 3

This command will switch to command line mode and prompt for the entry of the administrator password to log in.

Please note that you can return to the graphical interface by using Ctrl + Alt + F7 after switching to command line mode.

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