A Linux "Terminal" (as Opposed to a Linux "Terminal Emulation Window")

A "terminal" (a.k.a. virtual terminal, vt) is a full black screen with white lettering.

When you're working at a terminal, you don't see any part of the Linux desktop. The desktop does not appear in the background. The entire screen is black and the command line prompt

(at which you type in Linux commands) appears in white. The desktop is still up and running, but it doesn't appear on the screen.

To get to a Linux "terminal" (from a Linux desktop) so you can get to the command prompt (so you can run Linux commands) you press a few keys. And then you press a few other keys to get back to the desktop.

To get to a "terminal emulation window" from the desktop, you do different steps - different from getting to a "terminal" from the desktop.

Working at a Linux Terminal - What It Looks Like

A Linux "terminal" looks the same as when you boot to a Linux server that doesn't have a Linux desktop installed.

After logging in, the Linux command line prompt appears at the top of the screen in white lettering.

To run Linux commands, you just type in the command and press the Enter key.

A Linux "Terminal Emulation Window" (as Opposed to a Linux "Terminal")

A "terminal emulation window" is a window that appears on the Linux desktop and you can still see part of the Linux desktop in the background. This is like a window in Windows - it's like a minimized program window in Windows.

To get to a Linux "terminal emulation window" (from a Linux desktop) so you can get to the command prompt (so you can run Linux commands) you can usually use one of a few different methods.

To close a "terminal emulation window" (that is open on the Linux desktop) you just click on the "X" in the top right corner - in the same way as you close a window in Windows.

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