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- | ===== Virtual terminal/console ===== | ||
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- | A virtual terminal or as sometimes referred to as the console is a command line environment that exists outside of your graphical user interface. | ||
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- | ===== Why use virtual terminals ===== | ||
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- | many people still prefer to work day to day in a virtual terminal for email, chat and even media players. The same functionality is still available through the Gnome Desktop using Gnome-terminal to simulate a virtual terminal and to run the same applications. | ||
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- | A console can also be utilised if something has gone wrong and you need to kill a process, read logs for troubleshooting or to remotely access other machines using SSH. | ||
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- | ===== How do I find a virtual terminal ===== | ||
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- | To access a virtual terminal environment press and of: | ||
- | Control + Alt + F1 | ||
- | Control + Alt + F2 | ||
- | Control + Alt + F3 | ||
- | Control + Alt + F4 | ||
- | Control + Alt + F5 | ||
- | Control + Alt + F6 | ||
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- | Any of the 6 virtual terminals will print the Vinux version, the hostname of your machine and the virtual terminal number such as: | ||
- | Vinux 4.0 LTS Gigabyte tty1 | ||
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- | Prompting for login: which is asking for your username, a valid user account must be provided on your machine to successfully login. | ||
- | Then you will be asked for a password, please note that as usual both are case sensative and there will be no indication that you are typing when inputting characters for your password. | ||
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- | ===== How do I find the Desktop again ===== | ||
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- | If you wish to return to your Desktop environment you may do so by pressing: | ||
- | Control + Alt + F7 | ||
- | Control + Alt + F8 [if more than one user is logged into the Desktop] | ||
- | Alt + left/right arrow key until finding the Desktop | ||
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