Beginner's Guide To The Linux Terminal

[Linux for blind general discussion]

As I understand things, the alt+control+t keyboard shortcut is 
predefined in I believe Ubuntu and derivatives, but it is not a default 
shortcut configuration. It is however possible to define a terminal 
shortcut from within the keyboard shortcut configuration tool of your 
chosen desktop environment. Most of the time, you can set this by 
opening your keyboard shortcuts either from a preferences menu or the 
control center, usually found under hardware, and look for the desktop 
shortcut that says "run a terminal." Mine is disabled because I haven't 
yet configured it. You can press the enter key to edit the shortcut and 
then press the key combination you want to use, assuming it doesn't 
conflict with anything already set. Alt+control+t is usually left open, 
so it should work on any system.

~Kyle