ctrl+alt+f8 pulls blank screen. What is this for? [duplicate]

Ctrl+Alt+f1 through Ctrl+Alt+f6 will pull up terminals and Ctrl+Alt+f7 pulls up the xserver.

But Ctrl+Alt+f8 pulls a blank screen with a blinking cursor.

I can't type anything. Does this serve a purpose?

1 Answer

Only virtual terminals 1 through 7 are used by default on Ubuntu. Virtual terminals beyond 7 are left unused. But if you use multiple logins using the "Switch Account" feature, then these will go from 8 onwards.