#SCREENIE LINUX HOW TO#

If you install screenie via apt-get (sudo apt-get install screenie if you are using Debian/Ubuntu), you’ll be prompted with a simple menu driven interface, asking you to create a new session or use an existing screen session. Screenie puts a user friendly interface on top of screen.

In practice this sounds simple enough but it’s a pain when you have several screens running. You simply detach from the current terminal (screen) and reattach another active screen. It’s also great because you can have multiple screens running at one time. However, if like many, you ssh into a server remotely and would rather still have all your session data still available if the connection is suddenly dropped, then screen is your tool.

You can of course also use your favourite xterm, like the gnome or KDE terminal, and many of these now support tabbed windows (liked tabbed web browsing). Using the command line can be done in a few ways – for one, you can work at the Linux console (i.e., not within the X Window Environment, so you are forced to use the virtual consoles – tty/vty 0-9, which can ordinarily be accessed via Ctrl+Alt+Fx where x is the tty number.). The use of the tool screen is well documented throughout the Internet, however it’s third-party accomplice is not. How I got my job in Linux: from Newbie to Pro.

#SCREENIE LINUX HOW TO#

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