Hi everyone! I'm currently a first-year university student and I'm figuring out my first laptop that I ordered with a dual boot of Windows and Linux Mint Cinnamon. I've only used Linux, as I've barely touched the Windows side. Lately, I've been running into a frustrating issue: my terminal stopped responding a while back, and now it won't open at all, no matter what I try—clicking it or using Ctrl+Alt+T doesn't work. A few months ago, I fixed it by restarting, but now I'm stuck. I need to start using the terminal again for tasks like creating a bootable USB for an old laptop I've found, alongside practicing my Linux skills. I've tried various troubleshooting methods suggested online and from forums, but nothing has worked. Any advice would be hugely appreciated!
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If xterm works for you, that’s great! It can be a good temporary workaround. As for running 'ldd' on binaries, yes, you would input it into the terminal. But since you mentioned getting 'no such file or directory', make sure you're using the correct path for the terminal executables. For XFCE users, it should be "/usr/bin/xfce4-terminal".
Make sure you mention your distro and any specific hardware details when asking for help next time; it really helps others understand your issue! As for your terminal, you might try installing an alternative like xterm. If you can access another working shell, you could run 'sudo apt install xterm' to get it set up. Once that's done, check if you can open it from your menu.
When you try to enter your password, remember that it's hidden on terminal prompts, just like when you use sudo. Just type it in without seeing the characters, and it should work!
Oh, that's... why didn't I just try that??? Thanks a ton!