Questions tagged [virtual-console]
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How to exit a "virsh console" connection?
Is there any special characters involved? I want to be able to open a console connection in my application and exit upon completion of a task
user2066671
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Sending change virtual console command in PuTTY
I'm trying to use PuTTY to change the virtual console on Linux via the usual key commands - Alt + F1 or Ctrl + Alt + F1 etc. However this doesn't work.
Switching TTY should be simple and is something I need to be able to do in PuTTY, preferably not…
nemof
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Why do Linux systems have multiple virtual consoles?
We can switch to a text console by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F<1-7> on the keyboard.
What are the uses of these consoles, and why are there multiple consoles?
reza aghazadeh
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Output in a virtual console (tty1) ridiculously slow; possible graphics acceleration issue
Some time ago on an older computer running Ubuntu I noticed the output on a virtual console (e.g. tty1) is slow. It wasn't an issue there and barely even noticeable.
But now on my new laptop with Manjaro Linux (derived from Arch) it's sometimes…
Mealynn
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fbcon - Use Android/MSM framebuffer device for boot console
I am trying to use a rooted Nexus 5 (msm 8974 chipset) device with Debian running with an X server and linux framebuffer boot console. I have recompiled the default Android hammerhead kernel (with CONFIG_FB_MSM_MDSS=y and CONFIG_FB_MSM=y, and…
Javacow
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What are the differences between each virtual console (Ctrl+Alt F1 - F6)?
In Ubuntu, there are 6 virtual consoles, which can be accessed by pressing Ctrl +Alt + F1 - F6, and F7, to exit.
What are the differences between these virtual consoles? Do they run different things, such as the GUI? Can I use these consoles?
joshreesjones
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Console-based login into KDE Environment
I would like to have a console-based login instead of a graphical-based login manager.
The current manager is KDM which is a part of the KDE environment in the Debian distribution.
Removing the session manager with update rc.d -f kdm remove got me…
PearsonScott
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How do I fix the blurry text in linux terminal (nvidia)
The linux console (e.g. ctrl-alt-f2) on my ubuntu 22.04 install is blurry, while my displays report 4k resolution coming via display port.
I'd like to have a crisper text and more console space. It looks like an upscaled low resolution framebuffer,…
heeen
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Black areas when using RDP and Hyper-V VM console
OK,
So when I use RDC (Remote Desktop Connection) to connect to a remote machine, the screen is full of random black areas. The way I managed to resolve this was by unchecking Persistent bitmap caching, as illustrated here:
This same issue occurs…
Boris
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Use high resolution (same as desktop) in Linux virtual consoles
I want to use 1920x1080 in the virtual consoles, with:
Debian Squeeze;
proprierary ATI drivers.
Switching back to the open source drivers, it works automatically, but I got no clue with these ones. Someone say I should use uvesafb by modifing…
cYrus
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How to not show last used console contents when LightDM is starting/stopping?
I'm on Linux and I want to use LightDM as my display manager. So far, the display manager and the greeter itself (it's the Xubuntu GTK+ greeter, if it's relevant) work correctly — everything works correctly.
The only issue I have is an aesthetic…
Overjoyed
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How can you write to tty files
I want to use console API of beep to produce a tone because it has lower latency than the evdev API but doing so is not permitted in a graphical shell.
Ctrl+Alt+F6 opens tty6 and after logging in I can run
beep -e /dev/tty6
In the graphical shell,…
Deoxal
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How to initiate multiple X login sessions at system startup?
I have Linux Mint 17.2 KDE. I have several user accounts. I often use them at the same time for different tasks. My use case is like this:
Login as user1.
Start program A.
Ctl+Alt+L --> "Switch users" -- New X login session is started.
In this new…
keypress
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how can I show the console of a headless running vbox vm
I have a virtualbox headless VM running on CentOS 7. I can show the console of the VM by opening up the virtualbox manager, right clicking the machine, and choose "Show". Is there a way to do this (pop up the console of the headless guest) without…
ChrisDR
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Disable Virtual Consoles
We have an embedded Linux system running Redhat 6.5. We would like to disable virtual consoles, so the user is unable to navigate away from our application. I've found some references to editing files in /etc/init, but none of the examples I've…
SixDegrees
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