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Using XUbuntu 13.10.

Some key combination -- maybe CTRL-ALT-ESC or something similar -- keeps throwing me into a full-screen tty. When that happens, how do I get back to Xubuntu? I can log in to the tty with my username and pw, but I don't know how to return to my graphical session.

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  • In your case, you probably need to press Ctrl+Alt+F7.
    – muru
    Jul 6, 2014 at 20:42

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To get to a full screen TTY, you generally do CTRL-ALT-F1

The F1 part can F2, F3, F4, F5 or F6 Allowing 6 TTYs

To get back to the desktop it should be CTRL-ALT-F7

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  • Sorry if this isn't completely correct, as I am on Ubuntu 14.04 CTRL-ALT-ESC does nothing for me
    – user295214
    Jul 6, 2014 at 21:38
  • Yes, CTRL-ALT-F7 fixes it; CTRL-ALT-F1 was what puts me into tty in the first place. Thanks!
    – Joshua Fox
    Jul 7, 2014 at 6:49

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