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A Computer '''console''', a physical device to operate a computer (Wikipedia WikiPedia:Computer_console ). On linux, there are often multiple WikiPedia:Virtual_Console (Alt-F1 to Alt-F6).  {{attachment:Portal/IDB/icon-terminal-32x32.png}}The Console is commonly famous black window in which you can write to the command line.
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== How to survive on the linux console == The Console is often also known as the "Terminal" or "Shell". Technically, the Console is a combination of a "Terminal" and a "Shell".

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== How to access the Console ==

In Debian, there are six default Console's already ready to be used.
They are all accessed using the key combination {{{Ctrl + Alt + FN ° Console}}}.
For example, the Console #3 is accessed by pressing {{{Ctrl + Alt + F3}}}.

'''Note''' Console #7 is usually allocated to the graphical environment (Xorg ect...).

Another method is to use a graphic display terminal within your desktop environment.
   * Under GNOME: {{{Applications> System Tools> Terminal}}}
     or the keyboard shortcut {{{Alt + F2}}} for "Run Application" and type "gnome-terminal"
   *Under KDE {{{K> System> Terminal (Konsole)}}}

== How to survive on the Linux Console ==
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Translations(s) : English - Français - Italiano - Brasileiro - 简体中文

  • Portal/IDB/icon-terminal-32x32.pngThe Console is commonly famous black window in which you can write to the command line.

The Console is often also known as the "Terminal" or "Shell". Technically, the Console is a combination of a "Terminal" and a "Shell".

How to access the Console

In Debian, there are six default Console's already ready to be used. They are all accessed using the key combination Ctrl + Alt + FN ° Console. For example, the Console #3 is accessed by pressing Ctrl + Alt + F3.

Note Console #7 is usually allocated to the graphical environment (Xorg ect...).

Another method is to use a graphic display terminal within your desktop environment.

  • Under GNOME: Applications> System Tools> Terminal

    • or the keyboard shortcut Alt + F2 for "Run Application" and type "gnome-terminal"

  • Under KDE K> System> Terminal (Konsole)

How to survive on the Linux Console

The usual shell commands are listed in coreutils.

This section lists a selection of useful and popular programs that run from the shell.

Generic tools

  • screen -- virtual tty that allow disconnection (for ssh or X-terminal)

  • script -- for logging of a console session

  • mlocate -- assist finding files

  • File manager

  • Editors
    • nano -- very small, very simple, very easy to use text editor

    • vim and vim-tiny -- The Vi like editor.

    • emacs

    • joe -- can emulate WordStar keybindings (jstar)

  • Shells
  • Locking the console
  • Misc
    • dict to look-up dictionaries

    • linuxvnc to export console (VNC)

Communication / Internet

Multimedia

  • Graphic conversion and manipulation
  • Graphic viewers
    • zgv which requires svgalib, so it only runs on some arches

    • fbi which doesn't require svgalib and includes fbgs (a ghostscript frontend)

  • Video
    • mplayer (mplayer -vo caca MyFile.mpg or mplayer -vo aa MyFile.mpg)

PIM

Office

  • Spreadsheet

  • Word processing
    • odt2txt (view openoffice document, see mc above)

"Graphic" editors

System Administration

  • top in the procps package -- list whats running and resource usage

  • ngrep -- Show network connections

  • apachetop -- Show active Apache details.

  • aptitude -- manage Debian packages.

  • ssh -- Remote system interaction (replaces deprecated "r" commands, telnet, ftp).

Fun


  • CleanMe : This page needs some cleanup, and needs to be improved (hint: focus on most useful tools)