I was given the advice to open a terminal & type in some commands to try & repair my computer but don't know what a terminal is.Can someone explain please?
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1go through Using The Terminal – sourav c. Apr 09 '14 at 09:30
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What's wrong with the word "and"? – Rmano Apr 09 '14 at 14:36
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It's long winded & has unnecessary letters :-) – user266597 Apr 10 '14 at 07:10
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Press Ctrl+Alt+T, which is the keyboard shortcut for most(all?) Ubuntu versions.
Alternately, you can go to Dash and search for "Terminal".
Pressing Alt+F2 and typing gnome-terminal will also open one.
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I managed to open the terminal & type the advice I have been given in another question but then it asks for my password but won't let me type it! – user266597 Apr 09 '14 at 11:00
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How does it "won't let you type it!"? Normally, the there is nothing shown while you type the password. Not even dots or so. That makes it much harder to guess parts of your password when looking. When dots are shown, anybody could see if you have a short password, and know it's easy to hack, for example. – Volker Siegel Apr 09 '14 at 11:54
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@user266597 Check tgm4883 ' s answer in this question. http://askubuntu.com/questions/132939/i-cannot-enter-my-password-when-using-sudo-to-install-sophos-av-for-linux . sudo doesn't display your password, which doesn't mean it is not recording it. just type it and press enter. FYI I think you can use backspace if you make a mistake. – udiboy1209 Apr 09 '14 at 12:59
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Thanks for your advice gents (& ladies if there are any among your persona’s...).Good sound & easy to follow. – user266597 Apr 10 '14 at 07:13