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Old 01-28-2011, 05:16 AM   #1
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Post Switching between virtual terminals in vmware (Answer Inside)


Switching between text consoles in a Linux virtual machine

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When the CTRL + ALT + F1 key combination is used to switch to another text console (terminal) on a Linux virtual machine, the host switches to a text console instead of the guest.

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The CTRL + ALT combination is used by VMware to direct the keyboard input to the host.

Press CTRL + ALT + Space , press the F1 key (or desired Function key) while still holding down CTRL + ALT .
 
Old 01-28-2011, 05:24 AM   #2
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Useful, but this is not the best place to document things like this.
 
Old 01-28-2011, 05:48 AM   #3
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