Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!news.glorb.com!peer02.iad.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!post02.iad.highwinds-media.com!ALLTEL.NET-a2kHrUvQQWlmc!not-for-mail Message-ID: <541AF251.8070602@notaserver.com> Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 09:55:13 -0500 From: "Rinaldi J. Montessi" Organization: http://www.federalist.com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:34.0) Gecko/2014081107 Firefox/34.0 SeaMonkey/2.31a1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: switch to a virtual termina logs out my X session References: <9jtoebxcv8.ln2@news.roaima.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <9jtoebxcv8.ln2@news.roaima.co.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Complaints-To: abuse@usenetserver.com Lines: 26 X-Trace: 193e1541af24181e07ec15011 X-Received-Bytes: 1742 X-Received-Body-CRC: 885915676 Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:12126 Chris Davies decreed, Read These Runes!: > Charles T. Smith wrote: >> On Tue, 16 Sep 2014 13:14:58 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote: >>> On 16/09/14 13:04, Charles T. Smith wrote: >>>> On my kubuntu machine (10.04), if I switch to a virtual terminal, when >>>> I try to go back to my X session, it's gone. > >>> how are you getting there, and trying to get back? > >> Alt-Ctl-1 and then Alt-Ctl-7 > > That's only partly right. > > To switch away from the X Window session you need Alt+Ctl and the VT > screen number; typically 1 or 2. > > To switch from a virtual terminal back to the X Window session it's Alt > (no Ctl) and the "screen" number; typically this is 7 or 8. > > Chris Returning to X here is either Alt+Ctrl or simply Alt with 7 (or 8). -- Alas, I am dying beyond my means. -- Oscar Wilde, as he sipped champagne on his deathbed