How do I make a keyboard shortcut for Terminal in CentOS 7

Question

Just installed CentOS 7 on my laptop. This new version of CentOS is pretty different from older ones, and I cannot make a keyboard shortcut for Terminal in older ways. Dose any

Answer 1

Go to Settings >>> keyboard >>> Shortcuts tab >>> Custom Shortcuts >>> click "+"
Name: Terminal Shortcut
Command: gnome-terminal
Now a new shortcut added with status "disabled". Click on "disabled" word and assign your shortcut.
For me, I prefer Ctrl+Alt+t to run Terminal

Answer 2

On Gnome 3 GUI you may follow these 16 steps,

1. Click Activities on the top left

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2. Click Show Applications on the bottom left

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3. Click Settings icon at the top middle

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4. Click Keyboard icon in the middle of All Settings

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5. Scroll down the v-scroll bar until Custom Shortcuts section appears

6. Then, click + icon

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7. Enter Terminal Shortcut in Name text box.

8. Enter gnome-terminal in Command text box.

9. Click Add button

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10. In the Custom Shortcuts section, ‘disabled’ shortcut will appear

11. Click the word Disabled

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12. Click Edit button next to Shortcut None

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13. All grey popup will be shown

14. Type a shortcut(eg, Shift+Ctrl+M)

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15. Close window by pressing X mark on top right

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16. Shortcut(s) you just defined will be shown as follows

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That's it. Try pressing the shortcut and you will have the Terminal Opened with the home directory.