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Is terminal and console the same?
A Console in the context of computers is a console or cabinet with a screen and keyboard combined inside it. Technically the Console is the device and the Terminal is now the software program inside the Console. In the software world a Terminal and a Console are, for all intents, synonymous.
What is Linux virtual console?
A virtual console (VC) – also known as a virtual terminal (VT) – is a conceptual combination of the keyboard and display for a computer user interface. In Linux, the user switches between them by pressing the Alt key combined with a function key – for example Alt + F1 to access the virtual console number 1.
What are terminals used for?
Pointing and clicking, pointing and clicking. Terminals, also known as command lines or consoles, allow us to accomplish and automate tasks on a computer without the use of a graphical user interface.
Can a Virtual Console Connect to a physical terminal?
A Linux operating system not only have necessary software configuration that allows physical terminals to connect with it but also offers a way to access that software configuration virtually. That way is known as virtual console. Physical console: – A physical terminal device connected with Linux system on serial port via serial cable physically.
What do you mean by virtual terminal in Linux?
Virtual terminal application: – An application that provides a text based environment to access the shell. Since physical terminals are no longer used, it became common practice to use the word terminal to refer the virtual terminal application. Different Linux flavors offer different number of virtual consoles.
Is the Linux console the same as the terminal?
When you booted up the terminal, you would see a login prompt called Linux console on monitor. In terminal, Linux console is the only place where you can enter commands for system. Linux operating system installed in mainframe computer emulates each console as a separate system with a separate login session.
How does CLI work in Virtual Console in Linux?
CLI contains only command line interface and allows user to access a single shell at a time. Linux allows us to select or skip GUI environment during the installation. If it is selected, GUI is installed in physical console and CLI is installed in virtual consoles. If it is skipped, CLI is installed in both physical and virtual consoles.