Whats the easiest way to boot to a command line?

Whats the easiest way to boot to command line? I dont want it to be permamenent.

from live cd:

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knoppix 2

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to start the gui from command line:

Code:

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startx

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booting from hard drive instal in a guil:

Code:

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CTRL +Alt +F1

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you can also change F1 thru F6 to get a different command line terminal.

Ctrl+ALT+F7 will bring you back to the gui.

johnb