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dr_velociraptor 07-09-2013 10:23 AM
Really Stupid Question - VMware and alt-f2
 
I'm very new to Linux and I'm working with Fedora. I have it on a VM and I can't get alt-f2 to bring up the run application. Is there another way to bring to bring this up?

Thanks

lucmove 07-09-2013 09:49 PM
I doubt your problem is in VMWare. I suspect the Alt-F2 shortcut does not work on Fedora. Actually, it doesn't work on the window manager you're using. What is it? Gnome? 2 or 3?

dr_velociraptor 07-10-2013 07:38 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by lucmove (Post 4987421)
I doubt your problem is in VMWare. I suspect the Alt-F2 shortcut does not work on Fedora. Actually, it doesn't work on the window manager you're using. What is it? Gnome? 2 or 3?
It's Gnome 3 in fallback mode, using VMware Workstation 8.0.4, thanks!

lucmove 07-10-2013 11:42 AM
Google tells me that the correct shortcut is indeed Alt+F2. So I don't know, maybe it is disabled. Check your configuration.

dr_velociraptor 07-10-2013 12:44 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by lucmove (Post 4987793)
Google tells me that the correct shortcut is indeed Alt+F2. So I don't know, maybe it is disabled. Check your configuration.
Yeah I know that, I'm using the Sobell book, I wouldn't know which configuration to check, hence the question.

Is there another way to bring up the run application besides alt+f2?

dr_velociraptor 07-11-2013 07:16 AM
I guess this question was not that stupid, I thought there would be a simple answer to this.

szboardstretcher 07-11-2013 07:25 AM
What virtualization are you using?

dr_velociraptor 07-11-2013 07:28 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by szboardstretcher (Post 4988373)
What virtualization are you using?
WMware Workstation 8.0 with VMware tools installed.

szboardstretcher 07-11-2013 07:33 AM
Are you able to switch between Terminals? Ctrl-alt-f3 f4 f5 etc?


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