How do I get Ubuntu terminal prompt in Windows 7 with VMware Player

[Colin Law]

On 15 November 2012 02:49, R J <rj201244 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Thanks a lot again. I located the windows key on keyboard but pressing the
> windows key alone does not take me to the command prompt.
> I could get the command prompt after pressing  CTRL-ALT-F1.

That is not really what you want.  Click on the Ubuntu button in the
top left hand corner (above the folder button) and it should bring up
the 'Dash' which is a grey background with search bar at the top.
Type terminal in here and then the terminal icon should appear below
it.  Click that and you should be away.

You can get a manual which should tell you all about the new interface
(called Unity) at http://ubuntu-manual.org/

Colin

>
> I see a problem though. The Ubuntu screen (default red/black screen) does
> not show the "icons" for menu items. I was curious if it was my laptop. So I
> installed the VMWare Player and Ubantu on two other PCs. All have the same
> problem and is steadily reproducible.
>
> Probably you are using a Ubuntu version different from mine (Ubuntu 12.04 or
> 12.10).  Anyway I can get to the command prompt, which is a major success
> for me. But with invisible Ubuntu menu items, I do not think I can go much
> further.
>
> ________________________________
> From: Steve Flynn <anothermindbomb at gmail.com>
> To: R J <rj201244 at yahoo.com>
> Cc: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions"
> <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 5:56 PM
> Subject: Re: How do I get Ubuntu terminal prompt in Windows 7 with VMware
> Player
>
> On 14 November 2012 23:47, R J <rj201244 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks a lot.
>
> Sorry I am new to ubantu and vmware. Could you please let me know where the
> "Windows key" is? I have attached the screen that I get after clicking
> "ubuntu" icon in the vmware player.
>
>
> The windows key on your keyboard, or Meta key as it used to be knowing the
> good old days of VT-52 terminals. After you log into your VM, and Ubuntu
> fires its desktop up, just hit the Windows key (the key to the between the
> left Control and Left Alt keys on a typical keyboard).That should throw up a
> search box - enter terminal and hit enter. You should see a CLI window
> appear.
>
> If you want to go completely CLI, press CTRL-ALT-F1 through to CTRL-ALT-F6
> to switch any of the 6 tty's you have running constantly - no reasojn why
> you'd need to do that however, if you're just having a look around.
>
> Shout up if you want a quick whizz around the various features at your
> disposal or want to ask any questions. Plenty of people here who will give
> you a quick crash course.
>
>
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