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How can I go about using the tty only on my system (lemmy.ml)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I wanted to have a separate laptop where I only use the terminal for my use cases. At the moment I am somewhat confident using the terminal, but I think limiting myself to tty only would build my confidence even more. Any tips?

EDIT: I am already using nvim and I already have installed a minimal distro (Arch). I just need advice on how to actually run this system effectively.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Well yeah, but I want to know any tips on doing it effectively. If I just "don't install a DE" I wouldn't know where to go from there.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

If I'm reading your post right, you basically want a fully functional system that is console only (no GUI), right? So when you go to install, just simply skip installing the desktop environment/window manager.

That, or you can set it up to where your system boots to the console, and you can activate the DE/WM if you want to (like startx for X11). Each environment is different, but I think it's removing the line for starting the DE/WM from either systemctl or maybe a hook, I forget.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Yes, I know how to this. I think the way I'm saying it is confusing so let me explain. I know how to install a minimal system without a GUI, however I needed advice on the tools to be able to run this system effectively (i.e. tmux, byobu, and other things people have been mentioning).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

With systemd, you set the default target to something other than a desktop environment.