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Run Application Command to open Terminal

Question: What command do you type in to the "Run Application" box on ubuntu to open the terminal?


Info: I'm having horrible horrible driver issues on my netbook. I might be able to solve some of these problems if I could just get to Terminal, but all I have is my keyboard, no mouse, so i need to know what command to type in to run application (Which I can get to with alt-f2) to open terminal.

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Narcolapser Avatar asked Apr 06 '10 13:04

Narcolapser


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2 Answers

The command you are looking for is:

gnome-terminal

You can also run bash, selecting "run in terminal"

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YuppieNetworking Avatar answered Oct 29 '22 07:10

YuppieNetworking


The easiest is to use hotkey: CRTL+ALT+T

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Rod Avatar answered Oct 29 '22 05:10

Rod