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Digital Storm
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 Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2004 5:33 pm Post subject: Desktop Security Question |
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| I've got my gentoo box up and running and configured the way I want to, but I have one last thing to do. I was wondering if there was a way to drop back to command line and keep everything running and go back to X with a keyboard combination. I'm the only one in the house that knows anything about linux, and it seems like it would be easier than installing a screensaver and password...Is this possible to do? I just don't to drop out of X and go back to find all my programs closed etc... |
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kaffeen
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| Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2004 5:52 pm Post subject: |
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CTRL+ALT+F(1-6) will take you back to a console.
CTRL+ALT+F7 will take you back to X.
That what you were looking for? |
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Digital Storm
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| Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2004 5:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Exactly what I was looking, Thank You! |
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Leander256
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Location: Singapour
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| Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2004 5:53 pm Post subject: |
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To change the virtual console when you're in X, type:
| Code: | | <CTRL> + <ALT> + <Fn> |
with n = 1 to 6. Usually X server is launched on number 7 and higher numbered terminals aren't initialized (that can be changed but it's not the topic here).
To change the virtual console when you're not in X, it's even easier:
so with <ALT> + <F7> you should go back to X server. |
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