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vwtech 01-10-2008 11:42 AM
Use the CLI in Fedora 7
 
I need to be able to go back and forth between the CLI and GUI in
Fedora 7 to study.

Anyone know if this is possible. The CLI will force me to actually learn Linux and not just learn how to point and click.

oskar 01-10-2008 11:45 AM
Applications - Accessoires - Terminal
or maybe
Applications - System Tools - Terminal

You have also 6 tty's that you can access with ctrl-alt-F1 to F6. ctrl-alt-F7 gets you back to the GUI.

vertigo88x 01-10-2008 11:45 AM
you can have a terminal open. if you need to go completely CLI you can press Ctrl+Alt+F1 to go to a CLI and Ctrl+Alt+F7 to go back to a GUI.

vwtech 01-10-2008 11:49 AM
Thanks a lot guys, do these key commands work in most Linux Distro's?

vertigo88x 01-10-2008 11:58 AM
yes, it's a xserver thing if i'm not mistaken, so it is distribution independent.

and might recommend upgrading to fedora 8.

oskar 01-10-2008 11:59 AM
Quote:
and might recommend upgrading to fedora 8.
Not necessarily. Many Fedora users stay one release behind to get a little bit more stability. Fedora is VERY bleeding edge.

mickza 01-10-2008 12:28 PM
I agree with oskar - bleeding edge is not for newbies. It has turned many against Linux.

arashi256 01-10-2008 03:55 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by oskar (Post 3017974)
Not necessarily. Many Fedora users stay one release behind to get a little bit more stability. Fedora is VERY bleeding edge.
Installed Fedora Core 8 three days ago on a spare laptop I had. Works perfectly so far.

mrrangerman 01-10-2008 05:19 PM
You could install or use aterm and have a terminal open all the time and set it up so it looks like it's part of you background. This is an old screenshot of mine it's Debian with fluxbox.

vertigo88x 01-19-2008 07:27 PM
Quote:
Not necessarily. Many Fedora users stay one release behind to get a little bit more stability. Fedora is VERY bleeding edge.
Quote:
Originally Posted by mickza (Post 3017999)
I agree with oskar - bleeding edge is not for newbies. It has turned many against Linux.
sorry, i must have said don't try fedora 7, i use fedora since core 4 and i found fedora 7 to be very buggy, when fedora 7 was the current release i switched to opensuse. fedora 8 is better. or if one doesn't like bleeding edge you could use fedora core 6.

mickza 01-20-2008 02:12 AM
Just to clarify:

Fedora 7 is now the current stable release and therefore suitable for use by newbies - plenty of support on the forums for most problems they may encounter.

Fedora 8 is the current development release and, as such, bleeding edge. I run it on a spare system for test purposes but will only use it on a production system when I feel it is ready - probably when fedora 9 is mooted.

I regard Fedora as one of the best distros around and feel that judging its merits on development releases is misleading to the linux newcomer.

vwtech 01-25-2008 11:33 AM
Any way to make the system start in the CLI vice the GUI?
This will further help me to force my to learn the command line.

mickza 01-25-2008 12:20 PM
Edit /etc/inittab and look for the following
Code:
# Default runlevel. The runlevels used by RHS are:
#  0 - halt (Do NOT set initdefault to this)
#  1 - Single user mode
#  2 - Multiuser, without NFS (The same as 3, if you do not have networking)
#  3 - Full multiuser mode
#  4 - unused
#  5 - X11
#  6 - reboot (Do NOT set initdefault to this)
#
id:5:initdefault:
change default startup run level to 3
Code:
id:3:initdefault:
When you restart the system you will boot into the traditional CLI.

Code:
$ startx
starts up the X server (GUI) usually on tty7


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