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ronfreeland
Asked: 2012-05-02 15:59:38 +0800 CST

I accidentally hit Ctl Alt F<num>. How do I return to the GUI? [duplicate]

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I'm using 12.04, I accidentally used Ctl-Alt-F9 and got a black full screen with command line cursor (Terminal). How can I go back to the normal Unity screen?

xorg shortcut-keys tty

2 Answers

  1. Press Ctl + Alt + F7, that is the default graphical tty.

    Linux systems use to have 12 terminals: 6 for text (Ctl + Alt + F1 to F6) and 6 for graphical (Ctl + Alt + F7 to F12)

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  2. Ctrl+Alt+F7 did not work for me, here are the alternatives:

    1. For those who have a Fn button, try Ctrl+Alt+Fn+F7
    2. if all fails, try the command: chvt 7
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