turning off the desktop manager

# In order to make text boot the default under systemd

# as root...

systemctl set-default multi-user.target

# add file ::: /etc/systemd/system/getty@tty1.service.d/autologin.conf

  [Service]

  ExecStart=

  ExecStart=/sbin/agetty -a r --noclear %I $TERM

  Type=idle

# To change back to booting to the GUI, use...

# systemctl set-default graphical.target

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# to start X automatically after login at the first console

# as your user...
# add a line to ~/.bashrc or ~/.bash_aliases

echo '[[ `tty` == "/dev/tty1" ]] && startx' >> ~/.bash_aliases