This might sound like a stupid question. Stuck in full screen "terminal" Dom0

General Discussion
1

What key exits GUI and how to get back to normal GUI qubes.

I am not sure what to call it. I have used qubes for more than ten years and this has happened three or four times. I must have pressed a wrong button… one of the F-keys?

Then my screen went black and I had a Dom0 prompt. I could type in the name of my machine and password but I have no clue where I am or what I can do there.

What do I type to get back to the Qubes GUI?
Every time this happens, I have to do a hard boot (power off and reopen everything).

1 Like
2

You pressed Ctrl+Alt+FKey (F1, F2, etc.) and you’re in a TTY. Hold Ctrl+Alt and figure out which FKey gets you back to the GUI as I don’t remember. It’s likely F1, F2, or F7 IIRC.

2 Likes
3

Thank you for that. I will test it out next restart.

4

No need to restart