I want to make a list of commands to install everything so it's easier the next time I do it, however, I wanted one of the commands to do CTRL+ALT+F1 for me.
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1Why would you want to switch to tty1 when you can just run the commands in a gnome terminal? – psusi May 28 '17 at 02:07
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perhaps make it lock screen – ravery Oct 09 '17 at 14:45
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@AndroidDev that's very close to the solution I was looking for, but I needed one that doesn't need sudo. – ArM Oct 09 '17 at 16:23
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@ArM see the second answer on that question – You'reAGitForNotUsingGit Oct 09 '17 at 17:16
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If you want to send keystrokes xdotool is the tool you need:
xdotool key Ctrl+Alt+F1
This will send the combination Ctrl+Alt+F1 as you requested, for other TTYs just change F1. You may need to install xdotool first with e.g.:
sudo apt install xdotool
The following merely answers How to programmatically trigger Ctrl+Alt+F1 without sudo?, from where this answer was moved here.
I find osd_cat (package xosd-bin) a fun way to notify myself, try:
echo alarm | osd_cat -Acenter -d10 -f"-adobe-helvetica-bold-*-*--400-*-*-*-*"
-d sets the time in seconds the notification is displayed, see man osd_cat for the many options.
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It could be done also via additional program as xte fron the package xautomation. Install the package:
sudo apt install -y xautomation
And run this command:
xte 'keydown Control_L' 'keydown Alt_L' 'key F1'
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