Easy. Let me show you how. How to open a terminal in a specific directory Open your file manager on the Linux desktop and navigate to the directory you need to work in.

Press "Ctrl-Alt-F1" to open a virtual Linux terminal. Log in to the virtual terminal using your normal username and password to open a local shell session in your Home directory.

Open a Linux terminal on your Chromebook You'll need to set up your device with a Linux development environment since you can't run a Linux terminal on a Chromebook by default.

Ctrl+Alt+T: Open Ubuntu Terminal I mostly perform my tasks through the terminal, like creating files, managing directories, installing packages, updating the system, etc.

Jack Wallen is back with another Linux 101 tip. This time around he shows you how to list files and folders from the command line.