How to Open a Terminal Window in Ubuntu
Method 1 of 4:
Using Keyboard Shortcuts
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Press .Ctrl+Alt+T. This will launch the Terminal.[1] -
Press .Alt+F2 and type gnome-terminal. This will also launch the Terminal. -
Press .⊞ Win+T (Xubuntu only). This Xubuntu-specific shortcut will also launch Terminal.[2] -
Set a custom shortcut. You can change the shortcut from Ctrl+Alt+T to something else:- Click the "System settings" button in the Launcher bar.
- Click the "Keyboard" option in the "Hardware" section.
- Click the "Shortcuts" tab.
- Click the "Launchers" category and then highlight "Launch terminal."
- Press your new keyboard shortcut.
Method 2 of 4:
Using the Dash
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Click the Dash button or press .⊞ Win. The Dash button can be found in the upper-left corner, and has the Ubuntu logo.- If you switched your Super Key from ⊞ Win to something else, press the new key instead.
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Type terminal. -
Press .⏎ Return.[3]
Method 3 of 4:
Using a Launcher Shortcut
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Click the Dash button. You can find this in the Launcher bar, and it has the Ubuntu logo. -
Type terminal to search for it. -
Drag the "Terminal" icon from the search results to your Launcher bar. -
Click the new Terminal icon to launch it any time.
Method 4 of 4:
Using Ubuntu 10.04 and Earlier
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Click the Applications button. This can be found in the Launcher bar in older versions of Ubuntu. -
Click "Accessories." In Xubuntu, click "System" instead. -
Click "Terminal."
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