If you are using Ubuntu Linux, you will often see posts recommending that you run commands. To do this, you must type these commands in a Terminal window. Next, several alternatives are shown to open one, including a quick keyboard shortcut
The tips in this post were tested on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. They should also apply to other Linux distributions that use the GNOME desktop environment..
Warning: Be careful when executing commands you find online. Make sure they come from a trusted source and that you understand what you are running.
Use a keyboard shortcut to open a terminal
To quickly open a Terminal window at any time, presione Ctrl + Alt + T. A graphical GNOME terminal window will appear.
Launch a terminal window from the dash
You will find the Terminal app included with your other installed apps. To find them, Click the button “Show apps” in the bottom left corner of your screen, at the bar “board”.
Scribe “Terminal” and press Enter to find and launch the Terminal shortcut. You can also locate the Terminal icon in the list of all applications that appears here and click on it..
Run a command to open a terminal
You can also press Alt + F2 to open the Run a command dialog. Writes gnome-terminal here and press Enter to open a terminal window.
You can also run many other commands from the Alt window + F2. Despite this, you won't see any information like you would when running the command in a normal window. The Run dialog is useful for situations like this where you only want to run one application; as an example, you can press Alt + F2, to write firefox and press "Enter to open a Firefox browser window.
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