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HamletDRC
September 4th, 2009, 03:24 AM
Hi gang,

I'm running Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty on a System 76 64 bit laptop with Gnome.

I pressed Ctrl+Alt+F4 within an application where that combination supposedly has some meaning. My desktop manager disappeared and was replaced by a full screen terminal. I had no idea how to exit the terminal and get back to Gnome. Typing "exit" just brought my back to the terminal login.

What the heck does Ctrl+Alt+F4 do?

If, God forbid, I happen to press that combination again, what do I need to do to return to Gnome?

okay thanks bye

tgeer43
September 4th, 2009, 03:42 AM
What the heck does Ctrl+Alt+F4 do?As you now know, it brings you to a terminal. More precisely, CTRL+ALT+F1 though F6 brings you to one of 6 predefined ttys.

If, God forbid, I happen to press that combination again, what do I need to do to return to Gnome?CTRL+ALT+F7

tgeer

HamletDRC
September 4th, 2009, 03:52 AM
Thank you so much!

I felt like such a newbie in the coffee shop when this happened.