I'm trying to use PuTTY to change the virtual console on Linux via the usual key commands – Alt + F1 or Ctrl + Alt + F1 etc. However this doesn't work.
Switching TTY should be simple and is something I need to be able to do in PuTTY, preferably not via chvt but preferably with keypresses like the above.
Any ideas how I can do this?
Best Answer
There are no virtual consoles over an SSH connection, you just get the one terminal per connection. It sounds like screen may do what you're looking for, though: