Linux Mint - can't access terminal

jbg3

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I'm new to Linux and seem to have lost my terminal since running some updates.

Clicking on the terminal app and using ctrl-alt-T don't get any response.

These are the updates I've run:
Screenshot from 2026-06-11 13-25-20.png

Firefox is set to reopen tabs and windows and this, too, is no longer working correctly - not sure if it's related or traces to the same problem. I haven't installed any other programs or interfered with the OS apart from the updates.

Unfortunately I don't have a system image I could restore.

If anyone can spot the issue and/or suggest a solution, I'd be most grateful!
 


Did you get any messages after running the updates?
on mint you should have the terminal in the bottom left of the bar [unless you deleted it] it will also be in the menue [again unless you deleted it]
so.. re-start the system if you are still having problems come back with the error reports
 
Can you get to a terminal from the Menu?
 
install a different terminal app using the Software Manager - there's usually more than a few for basically every distro (I use one named "Black Box")
 
I'm new to Linux and seem to have lost my terminal since running some updates.

Clicking on the terminal app and using ctrl-alt-T don't get any response.

These are the updates I've run:
View attachment 32260
Firefox is set to reopen tabs and windows and this, too, is no longer working correctly - not sure if it's related or traces to the same problem. I haven't installed any other programs or interfered with the OS apart from the updates.

Unfortunately I don't have a system image I could restore.

If anyone can spot the issue and/or suggest a solution, I'd be most grateful!
show result of:
Code:
dpkg -l | grep terminal

Firefox issue is unrelated. If it's stuck not working as you expect it to, then create a new firefox profile by launching firefox with parameter:
Code:
firefox -P
You can always go back to old profile, nothing gets deleted by testing it in a new profile for a bit.
 


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