open a terminal at the same window the GUI is at?

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Is there a way to do this. I often find myself browsing files in the GUI because it is convenient and then I need a terminal so I have to open one up and cd /dsf/sd/f/sd/f/sd/fsdf with autocomplete it is quicker than typing, but it would be nice to have a shortcut to just open a terminal with one click

I know that the Thunar file explorer that comes installed in the XFCE4 Desktop has the right-click Open Terminal Here command. sudo apt-get install thunar — Terrance, Feb 02 '16 at 05:19

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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In the default Ubuntu file browser, Nautilus, this is quite easy to do. (Nautilus is included with Ubuntu, Ubuntu GNOME and possibly Ubuntu MATE.)

Navigate to the desired folder, hold down Shift, right click and select the Open Terminal Here option.

If you happen to use KDE, I believe that the same procedure will work. If you have XFCE, then you're set. As Terrance said, Thunar has the option on a simple right click.

If holding Shift doesn't work, try this:
Open a terminal and run sudo apt-get install nautilus-open-terminal. Once that finishes, relog, and there should be an "open in terminal" option in the right click menu.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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answered Feb 02 '16 at 05:23

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tihs does not work for me in standard 14.04 with nautilus. I get the standard right click, new folder..new document menu – Joff Feb 02 '16 at 05:27
Pressing Shift? – TheWanderer Feb 02 '16 at 05:29
yes, I am pressing shift – Joff Feb 02 '16 at 05:32
Weird. Well, there is another way, which I'm editing in now. – TheWanderer Feb 02 '16 at 05:32
Answer updated. – TheWanderer Feb 02 '16 at 05:33
still not working :( – Joff Feb 02 '16 at 05:42
Are you using Ubuntu Unity or something else? – TheWanderer Feb 02 '16 at 05:43
I am using unity – Joff Feb 02 '16 at 05:58
@markkirby I've anyways had to press shift for it to work – TheWanderer Feb 02 '16 at 10:59
@markkirby Hmm. I have 15.10. Are you sure you didn't install anything that included some plugin? There are alternatives to what's in my answer. – TheWanderer Feb 02 '16 at 12:43
Not that I am aware of, this is a prittey new install, +1 anyway then, if you have to press shift – Mark Kirby Feb 02 '16 at 19:53
@deltaskelta that is strange. I've never had that issue. – TheWanderer Feb 02 '16 at 19:53

open a terminal at the same window the GUI is at?

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