![]() |
Hello and Welcome from United States to the UNIX and Linux Forums! Thank You for Visiting and Joining Our Global Community.
|
|
google unix.com
|
|||||||
| Forums | Register | Forum Rules | Links | Albums | FAQ | Members List | Calendar | Search | Today's Posts | Mark Forums Read |
| UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers If you're not sure where to post a UNIX or Linux question, post it here. All UNIX and Linux newbies welcome !! |
More UNIX and Linux Forum Topics You Might Find Helpful
|
||||
| Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
| Pseudo-terminal will not be allocated because stdin is not a terminal. | Shivdatta | UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users | 1 | 08-04-2008 10:29 AM |
| what difference between "terminal" and "console" | chenhao_no1 | High Level Programming | 1 | 09-09-2002 09:46 AM |
| Terminal vs console | kymberm | UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers | 1 | 07-23-2002 04:47 PM |
| console terminal | AMisledDrummer | UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers | 1 | 01-23-2002 02:23 PM |
| connecting to unix through hyper terminal - as a dumb terminal | michelle | UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users | 2 | 11-05-2001 03:32 PM |
![]() |
|
|
LinkBack | Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Rating:
|
Display Modes |
|
|
|
||||
|
PLease see here if your question is not already answered:
Terminal vs console |
|
||||
|
The main distinction between "console" and "terminal" in Linux or most other Unix-like systems is that a "console" uses the whole screen to enter line-oriented commands in text mode, whereas a "terminal" emulates a console within a window (under the X-window environment in most cases). If you're familiar with the old-fashioned Dos OS, it's like the difference between the Dos command line and a "Dos box" under windows.
Here is an explanation of how to use console screens, from about.com: Ubuntu Desktop Guide - Switch to Console mode "The usual method of command-line access in Ubuntu is to start a terminal (see the section called "Starting the Terminal" above) , however sometimes it is useful to switch to the real console: Use the Ctrl-Alt-F1 shortcut keys to switch to the first console. To switch back to Desktop mode, use the Ctrl-Alt-F7 shortcut keys. Note: There are six consoles available. Each one is accessible with the shortcut keys Ctrl-Alt-F1 to Ctrl-Alt-F6." |
![]() |
| Bookmarks |
| Tags |
| unresolved, unresolved for weeks |
| Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
| Display Modes | Rate This Thread |
|
|