[Gllug] how to access virtual consoles?

[Dylan]

On Saturday 23 November 2002 23:11, Dermot Moynihan wrote:
> I keep reading how if I press ALT+F1 or any F key up to F6 I can get
> virtual consoles.
> At the moment when I load SUSE 8.1 from a boot floppy (GRUB) it takes me
> straight to a login screen and then I end up in KDE. When I hit ALT and the
> F keys in here I just get menus.

If you're in a graphical desktop or login screen, you need to use ctrl-alt-F? 
you get consoles on 1-6, and the kernel messages on F10. To get back to KDE 
use alt-F7.

Dylan

> So, I'm assuming the ALT F thing is available somewhere before KDE.
> Basically, I want to learn the command line without having to wait for KDE
> to do it's thing every time I boot up.

You can set the default run level to 3 [poke around in YaST - don't know 
exactly where it is in 8.1], then you'll land on a console for login. you can 
then start your default desktop with the startx command.

Dylan

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