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when I press Ctrl+Alt+F{1..12}, it switches me to other virtual terminal.

When I have VNC/rdesktop client (and there it is VMWare/Virtualbox with other Linux) I want to switch virtual terminal remotely, but just pressing Ctrl+Alt+F1 switches things locally.

VirtualBox/VMWare often provides special means to send Ctrl+Alt+Del, but not Ctrl+Alt+F1.

(I already know that I can log in over ssh and chvt)

Even xte "keydown Control_L" "keydown Alt_L" "key F1" "keyup Alt_L" "keyup Control_L" leads to local switching to vt.

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For VirtualBox, try the key combination REL + F1. Here, REL is the key used to release the mouse grab in the VirtualBox window, usually right Ctrl or Alt key.

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@diago better now? – maxelost Jan 11 '11 at 17:07
The question is not about VirtualBox or VMWare (however the VMWare analogue of REL+F1 whould be interesting) or even about VNC clients, it's about "In general". /* trying to do it with xte */ – Vi. Jan 12 '11 at 14:39
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