How to disable/enable GUI on boot in Ubuntu 20.04

How to disable GUI on boot in Ubuntu 20.04 step by step instructions

1. The following command will disable GUI on boot hence upon the reboot the system will boot into multi user target:

   $ sudo systemctl set-default multi-user
   

2. Reboot or log out from a current session to exit GUI:

   $ gnome-session-quit
   

How to enable GUI to start on boot

Given that you have installed GUI on your Ubuntu 20.04 Server/Desktop you can enable the system to start to GUI by execution of the following command:

$ sudo systemctl set-default graphical

Start GUI manually from a command line

For a GNOME GUI installations using GDM as a default display manager you can start GUI from a command line by executing the bellow command:

$ sudo systemctl start gdm3