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What does Ctrl Alt F3 do Linux?
In some Linux editions (Eg. from Ubuntu 17.10 onwards), the login screen now uses virtual console 1. So, you need to press CTRL+ALT+F3 up to CTRL+ALT+F6 for accessing the virtual consoles. The “chvt N” command allows you to switch to foreground terminal N , the same as pressing CTRL+ALT+Fn .
Why is Alt-F4 not working?
If the Alt + F4 combo fails to do what it is supposed to do, then press the Fn key and try the Alt + F4 shortcut again. Try pressing Fn + F4. If you still cannot notice any change, try holding down Fn for a few seconds. If that doesn’t work too, try ALT + Fn + F4.
Where is Ctrl Alt F7 on the command line?
Ctrl + Alt + F7 is the console where your X server is running. The GUI (Gnome/KDE or any other) runs over X. So to get back into your GUI window manager: type: Ctrl + Alt + F7
How to return to the command line after Ctrl-Alt?
The command chvt N makes /dev/ttyN the foreground terminal. (The corresponding screen is created if it did not exist yet. To get rid of unused VTs, use deallocvt (1).) The key combination (Ctrl-)LeftAlt-FN (with N in the range 1-12) usually has a similar effect.
How to revert to Ctrl-Alt-F1 in cinnamon?
Ctrl + Alt + F7 does not work on LM13 Cinnamon. However, Alt + F8 brings it back to GUI. It has been already mentioned that cycling with Alt + ArrowLeft until you get back to your bellowed desktop also works, especially accross distro’s (my Fedora 20, for instance, has GUI on F2 ), so it’s convenient.
Is it possible to switch back to the GUI via command line?
I can still login to the system via SSH. GUI applications that I was using (e.g. opera) are still running and consuming tiny amounts of CPU as usual, as reported by top. Is it possible to switch back to the GUI via the command line? If possible, I don’t want to restart X, because doing so will kill all the GUI applications.