I accidentally hit Ctl Alt F. How do I return to the GUI?

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I'm using 12.04, I accidentally used Ctl-Alt-F9 and got a black full screen with command line cursor (Terminal). How can I go back to the normal Unity screen?

desgua · Answer 1 · 2012-05-02T21:20:57.190

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Press Ctl + Alt + F7, that is the default graphical tty.

Linux systems use to have 12 terminals: 6 for text (Ctl + Alt + F1 to F6) and 6 for graphical (Ctl + Alt + F7 to F12)

edited May 02 '12 at 21:20

answered May 02 '12 at 00:21

desgua

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score 8 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 28 '15 at 17:26

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Ctrl+Alt+F7 did not work for me, here are the alternatives:

For those who have a Fn button, try Ctrl+Alt+Fn+F7
if all fails, try the command: chvt 7

answered Oct 28 '15 at 17:26

Fouad

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I accidentally hit Ctl Alt F. How do I return to the GUI?

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