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The Linux console is the basic text entry and display device for system administration messages. It is the well known white on black display that is shown at boot when no desktop environment is installed. ||
"Console" is also commonly used to designate terminal emulators (which emulate behavior of the console), or generally any kind of command line interface.
How to access the Console
In Debian, there are already six default virtual Consoles ready to be used. They all can be accessed using the key combination Ctrl + Alt + FN#Console. For example, the Console #3 is accessed by pressing Ctrl + Alt + F3.
Note The Console #7 is usually allocated to the graphical environment (Xorg, etc.).
If you are running a desktop environment, you may want to use a terminal emulator instead.
Locking the console
To completely lock the console and prevent virtual console switching, check out the vlock package.
Use logout to terminate your console session and go back to the login prompt.
page refactoring/merging in progress below this point
Command line applications
See ShellCommands
Multimedia
- Graphic conversion and manipulation
- Graphic viewers
PIM
- Todo list
- Calendar tools
- Address books
Office
- Spreadsheet
- Word processing
odt2txt (view openoffice document, see mc above)
"Graphic" editors
System Administration
ngrep -- Show network connections
apachetop -- Show active Apache details.
aptitude -- manage Debian packages.
Fun
Other
screen -- virtual tty that allows disconnection (for ssh or X-terminal)
script -- for logging of a console session
mlocate -- assists in finding files
External links
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Linux_console - Linux console on Arch Linux wiki
TODO: This page needs some cleanup TODO: improve, add useful tools TODO: how can a console session be recorded in a file?
CategorySoftware | CategorySystemAdministration | CategoryCommandLineInterface | CategoryRedundant: merge some parts with other shell/CLI pages