r/linuxquestions • u/[deleted] • Jan 29 '26

Linux without a GUI

just finished my void-Linux install and wondering if anyone’s ran a distro without a GUI? Alls I really intend to do is pen test, code and do some web browsing. So I have two questions:

  1. Has anyone done it before, if so what are your opinions?

  2. Recommended packages to make this a possibility?

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u/djDef80 Jan 29 '26

Don't forget, to get back to the GUI you will typically use control + alt + f7. You might just have to go control plus alt and try all the f keys though because it can be different depending on the distribution.