To access a new terminal when you're at the computer, press Ctrl-Alt-F2 to change to a different terminal. If you're working across the network, you first have to start another terminal program on your local machine. A list of local Linux terminals, their names, and types is shown in the table
| Terminal Name | Key Combination | Login Type |
| tt1 | Ctrl-Alt-F1 | Command-line |
| tt2 | Ctrl-Alt-F2 | Command-line |
| tt3 | Ctrl-Alt-F3 | Command-line |
| tt4 | Ctrl-Alt-F4 | Command-line |
| tt5 | Ctrl-Alt-F5 | Command-line |
| tt6 | Ctrl-Alt-F6 | Command-line |
| tt7 | Ctrl-Alt-F7 | Graphical |
the most important to remember here is the graphical. Ctrl-Alt-F2