The terminal in Linux is a software that takes the commands from users, gets them executed from the OS, and returns the output to the users. They are also called shell and console.
This article focuses on different ways of opening the terminal in CentOS 8.
There are following five ways. I will demonstrate it to you one by one.
Open terminal by using the “Activities” menu
Step 1. When you log in, the below-mentioned interface will appear. Click the” Activities” option present on its top left corner.
Step 2. Click the 
icon.
As soon as you have pressed the 
icon , the terminal will appear as shown below.
Open terminal by using the search bar
Step 1. Click the “Activities” button located on the top right corner.
Step 2. Type “terminal” in the search bar. Terminal 
icon will appear. Click on that icon.
As soon as you press the 
icon, a terminal window will appear as shown below.
Open the terminal by using Alt + F1 keyboard combination
Step 1. Press anytime “Alt and F1” simultaneously from your keyboard. The below window should appear.
Step 2. Click the Terminal icon.
As soon as you have press the icon, the terminal window will appear.
Open terminal by using command prompt
Step 1. Click the 
icon.
Step 2. Click the “Settings” icon.
Step 3. Scroll down until you find “Devices” and click it.
Step 4. Click“Keyboard” and then search icon located on the top right corner. Type “run”. As soon as you type, ‘Show the run command prompt’ will appear. Either click it or press Alt and F2 simultaneously from your keyboard.
Step 5. A pop-up will appear, type ‘gnome-terminal’ and press Enter key from the keyboard.
As soon as you press the Enter key in the above step, a terminal will appear as shown below.
Open the terminal by creating your own shortcut key
This is one of the efficient methods of opening the article. Using this method, all you need to hit a single or double key from your keyboard.
Step 1. Click the 
icon.
Step 2. Click the “Settings” icon.
Step 3. Scroll down until you find “Devices” and click it.
Step 4. Click “Keyboard”.
Step 5. Scroll down until you find “+” and click it.
Step 6. A pop-up will appear, type the following information.
Name: Terminal
Command: gnome-terminal
Shortcut: Ctrl+Alt+T (You can set any shortcut key which you want)
Click the “Add” button present on the top right corner.
Step 7. You can use this key to open a terminal window. Just press “Ctrl+Alt+T” and a terminal window will appear.
Conclusion
So that was all about different ways of opening the article in CentOS 8.0. I hope you have loved reading this article. Your suggestions and queries are welcome.