On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 2:56 PM, David G. Miller <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > CTRL+ALT+F2 through CTRL+ALT+F6 (where F# = Function key #) will bring up an > alternate console. Hold down Control and Alt then pick a function key. Get > back to the GUI with CTRL+ALT+F1 on Fedora or CTRL+ALT+F7 on RHEL and clones. > If the system is busy, you may have to wait a little while for it to respond. > > Another choice is CTRL+ALT+Backspace to kill the GUI. If you start in graphical > mode, the GUI will restart. If you start in text mode, you'll get back to your > original login session. Thanks, David, for your clear and detailed explanation. Paul -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org