Linux System Administration
Intermediate Commands
Virtual Consoles
You can get 5 virtual consoles by typing CNRTL+ALT+F2, CNTRL+ALT+F3, .... , CNTRL+ALT+F6
These consoles will be tty2, tty3, tty4, tty5, tty6
CNTRL+ALT+F7 will bring you back to your original X session.
This console is tty1
You can not start a different X session from these extra virtual consoles.
If you are not sure of your console, the command fgconsole will let you know.
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