Ubuntu text mode & verbose boot?

Craig321

Craig321

Craig321

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Hi,

I just wondered if there's any way to boot Ubuntu in verbose mode? I'd like to see what's happening rather than a loading bar :)

Also, I really don't need to use the GUI in Ubuntu... would I benefit running it in text mode permanently (would it free up enough resources to make a difference on folding & Lighttpd?).

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I've heard a few good things about Fedora as a server OS. Would it or any other Linux distro benefit me more than Ubuntu? I'll be running Folding and Lighttpd with PHP, MySQL and Pure-ftpd.

Thanks,
Craig.
 
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I'm quite fond of Debian (Ubuntu's parent distro) on servers. if you're looking for a change you might wish to try CentOS. It's a recompilation of Red Hat Enterprise and it's made specifically for servers. I wouldn't recommend Fedora since it's not considered stable and new versions are so frequent.

You might save a little bit not running X, perhaps 1-5%. If you really don't ever use it certainly disable it. However don't expect it to really speed up FAH since when nobody's using X it doesn't consume very many resources.
 
If you've got Ubuntu up and working I don't really see the need to switch to CentOS or anything else. It should do the job just fine. I don't think you'll get much of a benefit save the experience of installing a new system.
 
BillytheImpaler said:
If you've got Ubuntu up and working I don't really see the need to switch to CentOS or anything else. It should do the job just fine. I don't think you'll get much of a benefit save the experience of installing a new system.
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The main reason why I ask if there's one that would benefit me more is to get more speed out of lighttpd/mysql/php and Folding. I guess CentOS wouldn't give much more speed over Ubuntu for that apps?

Thanks,
Craig.
 
Craig321 said:
Hi,

I just wondered if there's any way to boot Ubuntu in verbose mode? I'd like to see what's happening rather than a loading bar :)
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Edit /boot/grub/menu.lst and remove the quiet and splash parameters.
 
aix0 said:
Edit /boot/grub/menu.lst and remove the quiet and splash parameters.
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Indeed. to stop X from autostarting go to services and disable GDM.

I think that your current setup should be just fine. there's little to be gained from changing. :)
 
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