How Do I Open the Desktop in Linux Terminal?
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By default in Ubuntu and Linux Mint the terminal shortcut key is mapped to Ctrl+Alt+T. If you would like to change this to something else that makes sense to you open your menu to System -> Preferences -> Keyboard Shortcuts. Scroll down in the window and find the shortcut for “Run a Terminal”.

How do I get to the desktop in Linux terminal?

If you were in for example /var/www and you want to go to your desktop you would type one of the following:

  1. cd ~/Desktop which is the same as typing /home/username/Desktop because the ~ will by default point you to the directory of your username. …
  2. cd /home/username/Desktop.

16 февр. 2012 г.

How do I open the desktop in Ubuntu terminal?

To enter your user’s Desktop directory, run cd ~/Desktop (the ~ is expanded into your user’s home directory). If your Desktop directory doesn’t exist, you can create it via mkdir ~/Desktop .

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