Getting started with Ubuntu

3.1 Open terminal under Ubuntu##

The Ubuntu we installed is the desktop version, so that we can operate like under the windows system. Compared with the usual Linux command line operation, this experience is very comfortable. But generally we use Linux to operate under the command line. All operations can be done by entering commands. In most cases, using the command line to operate the Linux system is much more efficient than operating under the GUI. Although the Ubuntu we are using is a Linux distribution that includes a GUI, we can call up the Ubuntu terminal like under windows. It is very simple to open the Ubuntu terminal. Taking Ubuntu 18.04 as an example, there is a way It can be directly under the Ubuntu user interface.

3.1.1 Open terminal with search box###

We have to enter various commands, we need to open the terminal first.

Click the icon in the upper left corner of the Ubuntu desktop to enter the search box, enter "term" to pop up the terminal "Terminal" program, and run it, as shown in the following figure:

Then you can execute various commands in it.

3.1.2 Use the right button to open the terminal###

1. The first is the more conventional method: right-click on the desktop or any directory in the file browser and select "Open in Terminal" in the pop-up menu bar

3.1.3 Shortcut key to open terminal###

This is a quicker and more convenient method: use the shortcut to open the terminal, the shortcut is "Ctrl+Alt+T", using the shortcut can directly call up the Ubuntu terminal in most cases (whether you are in the browser or file management You can call up the Ubuntu terminal directly, such as checking emails, working in an opened terminal, etc.)

3.1.4 Adjust the font size and color of the terminal###

There are terminals available now, but what should we do if we want to adjust the font size of the terminal? There are also two ways to adjust the font size of the terminal:

The first is to introduce a more conventional method. Under the opened terminal, right-click on the terminal interface and select "Preferences"

Click to select "Preferences" and you will enter, the following configuration interface, check "Custom font":

After checking "Custom font", the "Monospace Bold" button on the right will be activated, and we will click the "Monospace Bold" button on the right to enter the next configuration interface:

After coming to the following interface, we can adjust the font size and even the font style of the terminal. Here, please choose according to actual needs:

2. If we just want to adjust the font size of the terminal, there is a very convenient and quick shortcut:

• Increase the font size: Ctrl + Shift +'+' (the last is the symbol +)
• Reduce the font size: Ctrl +'-' (the last is the symbol -)