How do you start a shell terminal in Linux?

2 years ago
William Carter
1 minute

In Linux, there are several usual methods to start a shell terminal.

  1. Shortcut keys: In general, you can launch the default terminal application by pressing the CTRL+ALT+T shortcut keys.
  2. Application Menu: In the application menu of a desktop environment, there is usually an option labeled “Terminal” or something similar, clicking on it will launch the terminal.
  3. In a command line interface, such as the terminal or virtual console, you can directly run commands for terminal applications to start them. Common terminal applications include gnome-terminal, konsole, and xterm.

For example, in most Linux distributions, you can start the default terminal application by running the following command:

gnome-terminal

If you are using other terminal applications such as konsole or xterm, you need to run the corresponding commands to start them.

No matter which method you use, after launching the terminal, you will be able to input commands and interact with the Linux system.

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