No terminal there

[peter-1984]

Hi,
Within Ubuntu below, there is no proper terminal to be called. Please help.

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[TheFu]

Why not install the terminal program you want using the package manager?
Is this a trick question?

I install xterm on all my systems, just to be consistent. I've been using xterms for 25+ yrs and know the quirks, but also how to control them.

[peter-1984]

What should be done now, due to the problem? Currently after havinbg started my OS, it does get into lightdm GUI and I cannot go to the terminal to do other setup.

[TheFu]

Boot into a "Try Ubuntu" environment using the install ISO (flash drive) and fix what ever needs fixing. How is that related to the need to install a terminal? I posted for that situation, not some other issues which are outside my skill.

[guiverc]

What should be done now, due to the problem? Currently after havinbg started my OS, it does get into lightdm GUI and I cannot go to the terminal to do other setup.

Please give release details.

LightDM is a DM (display manager) and not a GUI.

Ubuntu's main desktop ISOs for recent releases (17.10 & later) use GNOME as their GUI, use the `gdm3` DM, thus use `gnome-terminal`.

LightDM is used by flavors of Ubuntu; eg. Kylin uses it (https://packages.ubuntu.com/impish/ubuntukylin-desktop) but it uses `mate-terminal` so providing your specific OS & release details may help.

[KBar]

Can you be more specific and explain what you're trying to achieve?

What's the version of Ubuntu? What's the default language of the system?

Do you not want GUI? You can always invoke a virtual terminal with the Ctrl-Alt-F1 key combination.

Did you uninstall your terminal? Check if these files exist:

/usr/bin/gnome-terminal
/usr/bin/gnome-terminal.real
/usr/bin/gnome-terminal.wrapper
/usr/lib/systemd/user/gnome-terminal-server.service
/usr/libexec/gnome-terminal-server
/usr/share/applications/org.gnome.Terminal.desktop
/usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.gnome.Terminal.service

[peter-1984]

Thanks to all.


Guiverc,
Should the command be like the following?


sudo apt-get install gdm3


Kbar,
I cannot get into Virtual terminal by Ctrl-Alt-F1.

[deadflowr]

Should the command be like the following?


sudo apt-get install gdm3

Did you uninstall gdm3 at some point?

Also does a login screen appear when you try ctrl+alt+F1?
If so, then you are already running gdm3.

gdm3 is the default display manager for Ubuntu so unless you removed it or
reset the display manager it should probably already be running.

Also what does ctrl+alt+T do?
That's the shortcut for opening a terminal.

[KBar]

I cannot get into Virtual terminal by Ctrl-Alt-F1.

Well, try other function keys. F1 through F6 by default makes /dev/tty1 through /dev/tty6 the foreground terminal. F7 returns you back to the GUI.

[peter-1984]

Thanks a lot to all. Yes, I can get into Terminal using Ctrl-Alt-F3 but not fine to return to GUI by Ctrl-Alt-F7 and I get the following

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how to ensure that I can switch between Terminal and browser within the GUI?