Tutorial

[Marc M]

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On 7/21/05, jdow <jdow at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> From: "Thomas w. Cranston" <cranston_tom at asapchoice.com>
> 
> > Control Alt F1 instantly shut my computer down. I am afraid to perform
> 
> This is troubling. What gave you the impression it shut the computer
> down instantly? Did the power go off or did you just get a totally
> black screen? The latter may need some fixing. There is a single
> file to use for that repair. Let us know of this is the case:
> Control-Alt-F1 gives a blank screen or a blank screen with a color
> boarder around it.
> 
> If this happens then use "alt-f7" to get back to the GUI system.
> 
> Unless your configuration has been utterly mangled Control-Alt-F1
> should not shut your computer down. This is the canonical way to get
> out of X-Windows into the virtual consoles.
> 
> 
> That said you can go to the "start" menu and locate System 
> Tools->Terminal.
> Click on that and you'll get a console. It won't quite work the same as
> the usual descriptions. But some gentle experimentation and right clicking
> will show you the differences. That can be used as a starting point for
> learning. Bash, the shell usually in place, will behave the same from a
> command standpoint. Cut and paste is a touch different, though.
> 
> But to be repetitious I am concerned with your note with this line:
> > Control Alt F1 instantly shut my computer down. I am afraid to perform
> 
> {^_^}
> 
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