If you’re only missing the icon from which you used to run the terminal, that doesn’t mean the actual terminal itself is gone. You can find it among the rest of your installed apps, through Ubuntu’s activities menu. Press the Win and start typing “terminal” in the search field to find it. Click on it to run it.
What happens if I open GNOME Terminal before logging out/in?
If you open gnome-terminal before logging out/in, the existing profile settings will simply be recreated (including the error). Log out and back in. You will lose the possible settings changes you made, but you will have your gnome-terminal back. ~ stands for your home directory.
Is there a terminal emulator for Ubuntu?
By default, Ubuntu comes with 2 terminal emulators actually: one is gnome-terminal and the other is xterm, and as others suggested, there is always virtual tty consoles (which you can access through Ctrl Alt F3, or really any f key from 1 to 6).
Why is Ubuntu not booting from Grub?
If you don’t see a menu with a list of boot options appear, the GRUB boot loader may have been overwritten, preventing Ubuntu from booting. This can happen if you install Windows on a drive after installing Ubuntu or another Linux distribution on it. Windows writes its own boot loader to the boot sector, and you won’t be able to boot Ubuntu.
This is because the Ubuntu boot disk (USB device or a DVD) is set as the boot device. It’s such a problem that the installer instructs you to eject your installation media before the first boot. To check the current boot device, boot into the system UEFI/BIOS, or boot order menu.
Why won’t Ubuntu live boot from a USB stick?
So, you’ve created an Ubuntu Live USB stick, and you’re trying to load it from a USB. The only problem is, the live USB system will not boot since you have a graphics card that doesn’t fully support the open-source drivers included within the operating system.
What to do if ubuntu freezes?
Restart Gnome in Ubuntu If your desktop can still respond to your keyboard, press Alt + F2, type the single letter r on the pop-up window, and press Enter. This will restart your desktop environment without much fuss.
How to reboot a frozen Ubuntu?
There’s a safe way to reboot a frozen Ubuntu: Hold down Alt+Sys Rq (Prt. Scn key)key combination. There will be no visible output, while hold down the key combination, press these keys in the order, one by one.
This of course begs the question “How to get the system back on when the keyboard freezes?”
One way to think about this is this does not happen usually, but if it happens, you can do the following to get the system back on. Press and hold the Alt key along with Sys. Req (Print Screen) key. Now, type in the following keys, R E I S U B ( give a second or two of interval between each key stroke). If you have a hard time remembering the keys, try this:.
You may be thinking “Does Ubuntu Freeze sometimes?”
You see, All operating systems freeze sometimes, and Ubuntu is no exception. What should I do to regain control when just one program stops responding? Nothing at all responds to mouse clicks or key presses?
How do I take a screenshot when Ubuntu freezes?
So when my ubuntu freezes (locks up, mouse stops responding etc), I hold alt + sysrq and then hit f (if you don’t do this correctly it will take a screenshot instead). I usually have to repeat this combo a couple of times before ubuntu spurs back to life.