How to shutdown graphical interface on Ubuntu 17.04?

I've tried the classic sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop but got a command not found error message.

I also tried the newer sudo service lightdm stop but then I stuck on a CLI where I cannot input anything...

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This is usually because you didn't activate the terminal interface before shutting down the x server. Try pressing CtrlAltF1 to enter it or modifying the /etc/default/grub GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash" => GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="text" before sudo update-grub and reboot. Also, try sudo systemctl stop lightdm if sudo service lightdm stop doesn't work.

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