I want to make a list of commands to install everything so it's easier the next time I do it, however, I wanted one of the commands to do CTRL+ALT+F1 for me.
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1Why would you want to switch to tty1 when you can just run the commands in a gnome terminal?– psusiMay 28, 2017 at 2:07
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perhaps make it lock screen– raveryOct 9, 2017 at 14:45
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@AndroidDev that's very close to the solution I was looking for, but I needed one that doesn't need sudo.– ArMOct 9, 2017 at 16:23
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@ArM see the second answer on that question– You'reAGitForNotUsingGitOct 9, 2017 at 17:16
3 Answers
If you want to send keystrokes xdotool
is the tool you need:
xdotool key Ctrl+Alt+F1
This will send the combination Ctrl+Alt+F1 as you requested, for other TTYs just change F1
. You may need to install xdotool
first with e.g.:
sudo apt install xdotool
The following merely answers How to programmatically trigger Ctrl+Alt+F1 without sudo?, from where this answer was moved here.
I find osd_cat
(package xosd-bin
) a fun way to notify myself, try:
echo alarm | osd_cat -Acenter -d10 -f"-adobe-helvetica-bold-*-*--400-*-*-*-*"
-d
sets the time in seconds the notification is displayed, see man osd_cat
for the many options.
It could be done also via additional program as xte
fron the package xautomation
. Install the package:
sudo apt install -y xautomation
And run this command:
xte 'keydown Control_L' 'keydown Alt_L' 'key F1'
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