Ubuntu: Open a new terminal window with a keyboard shortcut
To open a terminal quickly navigate to System → Preferences → Keyboard Shortcuts. There, click the "Run a terminal" row (It should be in the "Desktop" section) and press the keyboard shortcut you like.
If you cannot find such an entry you may need to add it yourself -- the command for Ubuntu's default terminal is gnome-terminal
.
Be aware that many programs use shortcuts of their own and you would not want to clash with those (like Ctrl+T
). Something like
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+T
is something usually not taken and works well.
While you're at it, you might also like to change the default size of your terminal.