How to open terminal on Xubuntu?
Solution 1
Default shortcut for Terminal in XUbuntu is super+T instead of ctrl+alt+T
edit:
From what I've just seen, it is default on all machine I tested installed with xubuntu live CD 12.04 but it doesn't work on 1 machine I installed with ubuntu in the past (2008 or 2009) and migrated to xfce installing xubuntu-desktop
last year.
Solution 2
- Go to
Applications Menu (Start menu in Windows) -> Settings -> Settings Manager
- Find
Keyboard
and click it. - Go to "Applications shortcuts" and click Add button, near the bottom of the window.
Don't worry about anything else, just type this in the "Command" field and hit OK.
Enter:xfce4-terminal
As soon as the "Command" dialog opens, hit Ctrl + Alt + t (or any other keyboard shortcut of your preference).
That's it. Close the keyboard window and you're done.
Solution 3
Press Alt+F2, then type xfce4-terminal
or xterm
to run the terminal.
To get the application menu with the keyboard press Alt+F1.
If that doesn't work you can use the Linux virtual consoles. Press Ctrl+Alt+F1 toF6. This gives you a text only session. To get back to the graphical login press Ctrl+Alt+F7.
Solution 4
Just adding some useful stuff:
I installed the Xfce desktop from Linux Mint 17.2. The xfce4-terminal is not installed. I could install it but I prefer the gnome terminal. So, for anyone in similar situations, you should follow Frantique's instructions replacing "xfce4-terminal" command with "gnome-terminal".
Peace.
Rahul Tapali
Updated on September 18, 2022Comments
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Rahul Tapali almost 2 years
I have Xubuntu running my mouse does not working.
I was trying to open terminal using Ctrl+Alt+T.
It was not worked and googled I found that opening terminal shortcut will not work. Now I want to open terminal through Application but I don't know KB shortcut for opening Applications. Can anyone guide me?
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23 93 26 35 19 57 3 89 over 10 yearsFrom 13.10 Ctrl+Alt+T has been added as a kbd shortcut for the Terminal.
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Admin over 11 yearsOP says the mouse is non-functional. The answer seems to require use of the mouse.
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m. öztürk over 11 yearsHe can navigate using the kbd as well. ;)
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TheWanderer over 8 yearsAnswers are called answers for a reason: they have to provide a solution to the question.
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Abel Borges over 8 yearsI tried add comments to other answers but I can't.
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TheWanderer over 8 yearsAnd that's why you actually answer questions so that you can gain the reputation to comment. The Q&A system is made a certain way. Don't just ignore it.
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Abel Borges over 8 yearsLook, I'm new to Linux. I was looking for a solution like the one given by Frantique and I realised that the command gnome-terminal could be used in my case. At any forum people try to answer adjacent questions. What's the big deal?
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TheWanderer over 8 yearsTake a look at the Help page
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Hugh Buntu almost 4 yearsWhat you are accessing here is the default terminal program, if there is one. I have found on some installations this doesn't get populated, and the above will not get you a result. Therefore, adding a shortcut to xfce4-terminal is a better answer. It may also be necessary to install xfce4-terminal first, if it is not already present, as well.
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J. Mini about 3 yearsI suspect this answer is out of date.