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Leave X and come back

You have logged into the X server, but want to quickly jump to a regular terminal? You can type this shortcut with an F key, depending on the number, you will either be dropeed to ttyC0, ttyC1, ttyC2, ttyC3, ttyC5 or ttyC6.

  • Ctrl + Alt + {F1,F2,F3,F4,F6}

To go back to the X server, pres Ctrl + Alt + F5 to go back to your X session, which will be left as it was before.

Also make sure to log out of the other terminal ttys because anyone will be able to switch back to them and you don't want to be logged in when that happens.