'sudo nano /etc/default/grub' #replace 'splash' with 'text' -->
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="text" Uncomment this line (remove #) #GRUB_TERMINAL=console 'sudo update-grub' Then 'sudo systemctl set-default multi-user.target'Reboot and you should drop to text prompt. Log in, give password and 'startx'.
