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    Press <LeftCtrl>+<LeftAlt>+<F1>. Type "root". Press <Enter>. What does this do? After trying this, press <LeftCtrl>+<LeftAlt>+<F7> to get back to where you were. Commented Oct 22, 2016 at 23:19
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    @thb F7 and greater are reserved for X sessions, but F7 is only the right one if the user is the only (or first) person currently logged in, at least for Ubuntu's "Switch user" functionality. Commented Oct 23, 2016 at 4:50