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Matrix Mole wrote:
>
> How do all the other distro's I've played with in the past 
> provide the ability to use Ctrl-<Function key> to switch 
> between different consoles? 

You will find them toward the bottom of /etc/inittab
Those four respawn lines are the getties that provide the
four virtual consoles in BL2.  Add or subtract if you wish;
however, any changes you make will not take effect until
the system reinitializes (eg. reboots).

> On a slightly similar tangent. When you put a process into 
> the background, how do you bring that process back to being 
> the process you are working in?

Do 'man bash' and look for:  fg, bg, and jobs.

Cheers,
Steven