Linux terminal no cursor

I would appreciate some help please. I am using Ubuntu 12:04, but I am having a problem with the Terminal. I can open it up ok, but there’s no cursor (terminal prompt). As you can guess, this is a real nuisance because it makes it impossible for me to type entries.

Any help for a newbie would be greatly appreciated.

It’s hard to say but it certainly is because of some «tweak» you have applied. If you let people know what mods you have made, someone may be able to help. Don’t omit mods because you may think they aren’t related to your problem.

What has happen to me in the past was a blank terminal screen. For some reason black on black was default and just needed to be changed.

You could also create a new profile ( under edit>profiles) and see if that gets you anywhere.

Bump, this really becoming a problem. I use terminal alot.

There is a command to turn the cursor on or off, but it only works during the current session (until you quit the terminal). Still, you can try it to see if the cursor can be turned on:

Start the terminal and enter the command

If by some chance this should work, the command could be placed in ~/.bashrc or ~/.bash_aliases to automatcally insure it comes on.

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If by some chance this should work, the command could be placed in ~/.bashrc or ~/.bash_aliases to automatcally insure it comes on.
How would putting the command in ~/.bash_aliases help?

How would putting the command in ~/.bash_aliases help?

The terminal reads this file every time it starts up. It is intended for your alias definitions, but other commands can be placed there, such as altering $PATH

Edit: It may need to be created by the user. Look at .bashrc and you see the reference to it. It is read only if present.

The terminal reads this file every time it starts up. It is intended for your alias definitions, but other commands can be placed there, such as altering $PATH
Okay, thanks! Just tried it and it works perfectly. Learned something new 🙂

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If the suggestion in post #6 does not work, I would suggest you try purging and reinstalling the terminal (probably gnome-terminal).

Should that fail to correct the problem, another idea is to install a different terminal along with or in place of your existing one:

try lxterminal or xfce4-terminal

One of those might work for you.

What has happen to me in the past was a blank terminal screen. For some reason black on black was default and just needed to be changed.

You could also create a new profile ( under edit>profiles) and see if that gets you anywhere.
this worked for me. After opening terminal, I went into the settings and un checked «use default theme» on the colors tab in Profile Settings on the Edit menu.

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No cursor in Terminal Ubuntu 12:04

Any help for a newbie would be greatly appreciated.

bean stalker

Re: No cursor in Terminal Ubuntu 12:04

Quote Originally Posted by Decani

Any help for a newbie would be greatly appreciated.

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First Cup of Ubuntu

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Re: No cursor in Terminal Ubuntu 12:04

What has happen to me in the past was a blank terminal screen. For some reason black on black was default and just needed to be changed.

You could also create a new profile ( under edit>profiles) and see if that gets you anywhere.

Ordinary User

Re: No cursor in Terminal Ubuntu 12:04

Quote Originally Posted by tjacks

There is a command to turn the cursor on or off, but it only works during the current session (until you quit the terminal). Still, you can try it to see if the cursor can be turned on:

Start the terminal and enter the command

If by some chance this should work, the command could be placed in ~/.bashrc or ~/.bash_aliases to automatcally insure it comes on.

bean stalker

Re: No cursor in Terminal Ubuntu 12:04

Quote Originally Posted by Dennis N

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If by some chance this should work, the command could be placed in ~/.bashrc or ~/.bash_aliases to automatcally insure it comes on.

Ordinary User

Re: No cursor in Terminal Ubuntu 12:04

Quote Originally Posted by vasa1

The terminal reads this file every time it starts up. It is intended for your alias definitions, but other commands can be placed there, such as altering $PATH

Edit: It may need to be created by the user. Look at .bashrc and you see the reference to it. It is read only if present.

bean stalker

Re: No cursor in Terminal Ubuntu 12:04

Quote Originally Posted by Dennis N

The terminal reads this file every time it starts up. It is intended for your alias definitions, but other commands can be placed there, such as altering $PATH

Ordinary User

Re: No cursor in Terminal Ubuntu 12:04

If the suggestion in post #6 does not work, I would suggest you try purging and reinstalling the terminal (probably gnome-terminal).

Should that fail to correct the problem, another idea is to install a different terminal along with or in place of your existing one:

try lxterminal or xfce4-terminal

One of those might work for you.

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