Ubuntu doesn't bother differentiating the run levels. If you don't want X, don't start gdm :-)
If you want varying run-levels, remove the gdm links from etc/rc2.d and so on, up to the level you're happy with. A package upgrade might replace them - I'm not sure there's anything you can do about that.
-jim
Nick Rout wrote:
i am trying to run ubuntu mutli user but with no X. All the runlevels bar runlevel 1 seem to start gdm, in other words X.
How do I get to a runlevel without X, just consoles, like RL 3 in redhat. or do I have to hack one of the existing runlevels?
