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I am using Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS. I have an Intel Core i7 CPU with a GeForce RTX 2070.

I am using a new lab computer. Whenever I push on the terminal applet, I see the clock icon running, then nothing. The only thing I had done was installed Chrome. I read that installing Chrome may have been the issue, so I uninstalled the application and reset the computer. However, I still cannot access the terminal.

I do not have much experience with Linux, so feel free to ask if you need any more info.

Pablo Bianchi
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Spencer Kraisler
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Part of the problem might be because you are using a "new lab computer" and who knows what they've cooked up in the lab?

Try this for starters:

$ apt list | grep gnome-terminal

WARNING: apt does not have a stable CLI interface. Use with caution in scripts.

gnome-terminal/xenial,now 3.18.3-1ubuntu1 amd64 [installed]
gnome-terminal-data/xenial,xenial,now 3.18.3-1ubuntu1 all [installed]

If it doesn't say "[installed]" at the end of the last two lines then let's install it with:

sudo apt install gnome-terminal

Hopefully the problem is as simple to fix as that...

Reply to comment:

Sounds like you need to use:

sudo rm /usr/bin/python3
sudo ln -s python3.5 /usr/bin/python3

Source: Gnome terminal will not start

WinEunuuchs2Unix
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