Is there a keyboard shortcut to open a new Konsole tab?

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I want to open a new Konsole tab with my keyboard. Is there a shortcut for that?

score 38 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 23 '14 at 12:49

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Works for me (in Kubuntu):

System Settings -> Shortcuts and Gestures -> Custom Shortcuts -> right-click -> New -> Global Shortcut -> Command/URL -> type a name (i.e. "Terminal" or "Konsole") -> choose tab "Trigger" -> click on None -> press Ctrl+Shift+T -> choose tab "Action" -> enter "konsole" for Command/URL -> apply

By default this combination (Ctrl + Shift + T) works in Ubuntu, but not in Kubuntu.

answered Apr 23 '14 at 12:49

Ilya Sviridenko

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for me it's not working. I've also tried another combination, not ctrl+shift+t but still no luck. Kubuntu 15 plasma 5.5 – bogdan.rusu Apr 23 '16 at 17:05
is it possible to enter a command into the opened terminal with this setting? – Fractaliste Mar 17 '17 at 07:54
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Works by default on Kubuntu 20.04 – ijuneja May 31 '21 at 04:42

score 22 · Answer 2 · edited Jan 28 '17 at 21:28

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In Plasma, the shorcut is disabled by default in example custom shorcuts:

edited Jan 28 '17 at 21:28

kelvinelove

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answered Jan 28 '17 at 18:16

raptor

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score 10 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 10 '18 at 06:19

Here's how I assigned a shortcut to open the terminal (Konsole) demonstrated:

Right-click on the Kickoff Application Launcher icon (in the left bottom corner of Desktop scene)
Hit on Edit Applications...
Expand System
Hit on Konsole (Terminal)
In right-side click on Advanced Tab
In Current Shortcut Key set a new shortcut (Ctrl+Alt+T)

Try it.

score 9 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 21 '17 at 22:20

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Have to create a custom global shortcut from the system settings for the kubuntu.

edited Dec 21 '17 at 22:20

Rajat Jain

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answered Apr 01 '12 at 11:30

LnxSlck

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don't work on Plasma on Kubuntu 16.04 – kmonsoor Nov 04 '16 at 18:56
Have you checked the Keyboard Shortcuts in KDE System Settings? – LnxSlck Nov 05 '16 at 16:36
yes, i checked all the shortcuts that are mapped in KDe's keyboard-settings. nothing was there. – kmonsoor Nov 06 '16 at 17:48

score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Jul 30 '19 at 19:51

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While adding a keyboard shortkut in the settings is the solution to your answer, I suggest a better solution than opening a new konsole every time:

Install yakuake:

sudo apt install yakuake

It has a global keyboard shortcut that is conigured at first start and it keeps your session with multiple terminal windows open in the background all the time.

answered Jul 30 '19 at 19:51

rubo77

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Here's how to avoid opening a new Konsole every time: once you've launched it, you can press Super+0/1/2/etc, depending on which number the Konsole tab is in the tab bar. – Dan Dascalescu Apr 20 '23 at 04:15

Is there a keyboard shortcut to open a new Konsole tab?

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