While details often differ from distro-to-distro, and sometimes quite drastically eveen between closely related distros, I'm pretty sure nearly every major distro defaults to a text-only, command-line interface in the absence of a working GUI environment, and that being able to use alt+Fx to switch between multiple command-line sessions is a common feature. Colloquially, the terms command-line, terminal, and console seem to be used interchangeably both for running Linux in pure text-mode or for opening a terminal window/terminal emulator within a GUI environment. The term Desktop, however, is generally used exclusively for running in graphical mode, and often only in the context of running a full Desktop Environment. As far as I know, the various terminals/consoles are named tty1, tty2, tty3, etc. and systems configured to automatically bring up a Desktop Environment typically use tty1 to launch the GUI, though you can launch the GUI from any terminal. -- Sincerely, Jeffery Wright President Emeritus, Nu Nu Chapter, Phi Theta Kappa. Former Secretary, Student Government Association, College of the Albemarle. _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list