Changing the default run level in Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala

Friday, November 6. 2009

Changing the default run level in Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala

Dear Dan:

You felt pretty pleased with yourself for jumping on the latest Ubuntu release back in the alpha stages on your virtual machine, then having it running on your laptop and Lynn's Asus EEE 701 the day after the final release came out.

But did you ever have to change the default runlevel? NO, you didn't. You didn't anticipate that you would want to convert that alpha-6 server into a workstation. Nice thinking, hero. And now that you've figured it out, you're going to remind yourself that the place to change it is in /etc/init/rc-sysinit.conf. You might want to look at the env DEFAULT_RUNLEVEL setting. Oh sure, you could manually create an old-school /etc/inittab file, and it would get picked up from there. But, you know, throwing away a grand old tradition like that really feels liberating, doesn't it?

So now you know. Don't forget, okay? But if you do, you might just find yourself coming back here.

Posted by Dan Scott in FSOSS at 14:06 | Comments (16)

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I just bet people could do without the sarcastic tone here.
I am one of them

#1 Linux user on 2009-11-23 10:28 (Reply)

That's the beauty of the internet, you can pick and choose what YOU want to read, if YOU don't like it YOU don't have to read it.
that being said, I took it as humor, considering he's dogging on himself, I'm not sure why YOU would have a problem with him posting his internal dialogue to help others with a similar problem (where to change default run level)

#1.1 Ray on 2009-12-08 09:55 (Reply)

My deepest apologies. In the future I'll ensure that my blog posts and comments respect the "sarcastic tone" settings in your browser preferences; just make sure you have "sarcastic tone" in "Internet Options->Offensiveness" disabled and everything should be okay.

#1.2 Dan Scott (Homepage) on 2009-12-09 16:06 (Reply)

Lol, great answer

Personally i liked the way you wrote and most of all appreciate the info because ... errr ... i did almost the same thing

)))

Thanks

#1.2.1 buz on 2009-12-14 17:48 (Reply)

Love the tone. Not only did I find the answer I was looking for, I got some chuckles this morning. Good day sir!

#1.2.2 Zachary on 2011-09-08 13:24 (Reply)

I could do without it too. The information is good, but the extra fluff just gets in the way.

#1.3 Anonymous on 2010-11-14 20:12 (Reply)

People are sensitive here. Just take the info you need and ignore writers egos needs. That is the beauty of internet.

#1.3.1 Lige on 2011-11-22 14:35 (Reply)

Thanks for the info. The "sarcastic tone" is hilarious

~D

#2 Dale (Homepage) on 2009-12-06 09:45 (Reply)

I wanted to change the runlevel on my fresh karmic install and tried to use command completion to edit inittab. So, I typed: vi /etc/in[tab tab].....nothing.....it[tab tab]...nothing. Then it occurred to me that newer debian/ubuntu installs "don't do it that way" anymore.

so, I typed this into google: change runlevel karmic ...and your comment was the "feeling lucky" response. Thanks for the info and loved your perspective. It is kinda fun sticking ones tongue out and saying nerner nerner nerner to the almighty scared inittab file.

#3 Mister Anonymous (Homepage) on 2009-12-26 13:49 (Reply)

HAHAHA Dude two things:

1. thanks for the info - I had looked all over google and was just about o give up.

2. I wish I could write like you

totally love the sarcasm. "Internet Options->Offensiveness" - classic!!!! love it hehehe

#4 Mikey (Homepage) on 2010-04-07 04:14 (Reply)

Hi..
Thank for the info. It help me alot.. I am happy to be able to start my Ubuntu Karmic into runlevel 1.

Sorry for my poor English as I don't really get your sarcastic tone there.. huhu..

Thanks again..

#5 rudinshah on 2010-05-30 12:41 (Reply)

Hello!
THANK YOU Dan! I started to learn Ubuntu, after a few steps in RedHat, and got confused about where is the file storing the default runlevel. Your article(short but very concise) hit my confusion right away.
Respect!

#6 Florin on 2010-12-07 09:30 (Reply)

Love the tone! I just want to know where the "tone settings" in my browser are...been looking for a year now...

#7 TMFK (Homepage) on 2011-07-13 01:33 (Reply)

[sarcasm]The amount of sarcasm in this post offended me. There should be no sarcasm on the internet[/sarcasm]

#8 El Pato (Homepage) on 2011-09-25 00:11 (Reply)

change ur tone to runlevel 3

#9 hits on 2011-09-26 08:02 (Reply)

Thank to folks like Dan who are posting about changes like this.
On the inexorable march of progress, it's important to make sure nothing you know stays true for long.

Warning: the above was sarcasm.

#10 Ray (Homepage) on 2011-12-25 18:43 (Reply)

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