cntrl-alt-F1 ... how to get back?

[Cybe R. Wizard]

On Tue, 3 Aug 2010 08:51:45 -0400
Tom H <tomh0665 at gmail.com> wrote:

> vt7 is the standard gui vt, so vt8 is your gui vt either because you
> have customized your setup or because you are hit by a bug whereby if
> you log out and log back in, vt7 is not free because it still has a
> stray process attached to it and the next available vt, vt8, is used.
> 
> So if f7 doesn't work, try f8, f9, ...

Would that customization be stored in the /home or /home/<me>
directory?  Those are the only things left from my old installation
since I finally installed afresh instead of continued to upgrade.
Otherwise, how could I tell if an old stray is attached to vt7?

Cybe R. Wizard
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