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RAM Adjusted Desktop Starter (rads)
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|description=rads - Starts [no] desktop environment based on available RAM. Automatically boots into graphical desktop environment, when there is enough RAM. Or into terminal-only, when there is too little RAM. Useful inside virtual machines.
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rads - Starts [no] desktop environment based on available RAM. Automatically boots into graphical desktop environment, when there is enough RAM. Or into terminal-only, when there is too little RAM. Useful inside virtual machines.
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= rads Default Settings =

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It is possible to prevent a desktop environment from automatically starting, regardless of how much RAM is independently assigned.

In the terminal complete the following steps.
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'''1.''' {{Open with root rights|filename=
/etc/rads.d/50_user.conf
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'''2.''' Add the following content.

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rads_start_display_manager=0
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'''3.''' Save the file.

'''4.''' Done.

The procedure is now complete.
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= See Also =
* [[Desktop#Disable_the_Graphical_Desktop_Environment|Disable the Graphical Desktop Environment]]
* [[RAM|Advice for Systems with Low RAM]]
* [[Troubleshooting]]
* https://github.com/{{project_name_short}}/rads

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