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acoma

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Registered: 2017-11-19

Posts: 7

how to start a new terminal

Hi, how can I start a new terminal when a terminal command keeps running in the instal process ?

This will probably surprise most of you because it's simple but I'm stuck in the instal process when I start the wpa_supplicant command in order to connect to my wifi. It then keeps running and I then cannot enter any new command ...

I've read this post, which is now closed: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=226584

There is a link to the wiki, which says "[...] If connected successfully, continue in a new terminal (or quit `wpa_supplicant` with `Ctrl+c` and add the `-B` switch to the above command to run it in the background). WPA supplicant contains more information on options and on how to create a permanent configuration file for the wireless access point."

Ok, but I just don't know how to open a new terminal, hum :-) (and if I quit wpa_supplicant with cntrl+c the connexion is lost so...) neither to "tell to wpa_supplicant" to run in background"

Thanks!

Last edited by acoma (2017-11-20 16:26:24)

ewaller

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From: Pasadena, CA

Registered: 2009-07-13

Posts: 19,774

Re: how to start a new terminal

Ctrl-Alt-F2, or F3 through F6
To get back to the original console, Ctrl-Alt-F1

Edit:  Oh, and welcome to the Arch Linux forums

Last edited by ewaller (2017-11-20 16:24:26)

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Slithery

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From: Norfolk, UK

Registered: 2013-12-01

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Re: how to start a new terminal

CTRL+ALT+F(1-7) will switch TTYs.

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acoma

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Registered: 2017-11-19

Posts: 7

Re: how to start a new terminal

Hey ! thanks for your welcoming and fast answers. the problem is when I press those keys it asks me archiso login  .... ? But i'm booting on a usb key so I don't have any archiso login !

mukl

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From: Vienna, Austria

Registered: 2008-01-30

Posts: 52

Re: how to start a new terminal

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=9892#p9892

acoma

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Registered: 2017-11-19

Posts: 7

Re: how to start a new terminal

Thanks. I like this forum.