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Doesn't work. i can't exit out of the GNOME desktop Manager and just load bash. Also can someone tell me why some programs require ./program_name and some just run without ...
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    Question Ctrl, Shift, Alt, Bckspace

    Doesn't work. i can't exit out of the GNOME desktop Manager and just load bash.

    Also can someone tell me why some programs require ./program_name and some just run without the ./

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    No Shift required.
    Just Ctrl+Alt+Bksp, or Ctrl+Alt+F1.
    The F1 option will not kill X. You can get back to it with Ctrl+Alt+F7.
    Which distro are you using? Is Gdm enabled?
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