This tutorial shows how to configure your ubuntu 9.10 and make it directly boot into console/command line instead of X-window.

Step1:Just edit /etc/default/grub with your favourite editor:

sudo gedit /etc/default/grub

find out this line:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=”quiet splash”

change it to:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=”quiet splash text”

Step2:
Update grub and done!

sudo update-grub