Stjerm can be made to launch on startup with any combination of parameters (add it as an item in Startup Preferences), which makes remembering the launch options a non-issue. Keyboard shortcuts for tabs and fullscreen-toggle would be a welcome addition, and their absence will likely be a dealbreaker for some. It’s also very lightweight, features tabs, and an option to toggle fullscreen. That being said, the options stjerm provides are comparable to those of Guake and Tilda. Quake-style terminal app Stjerm seems to be overlooked, perhapse because it is configurable only via command-line or a text file. The window’s border can’t be removed, which is a bit disappointing, but the scrollbar can be toggled on and off and transparency is adjustable. That being said, it also has some features that Tilda does not (such as a keyboard shortcut to switch tabs, which many Yakuake fans will be accustomed to).Ī handle on the bottom right corner allows click-and-drag resizing, and users can also set the main window height in preferences. Guake is similar in functionality to Tilda, but has less “eye-candy”, and is a bit less configurable. It is worth mentioning that Tilda hasn’t seen a new release in quite a while. Preferences are available by right-clicking on an instance of Tilda and selecting the Preferences item from the menu that appears. Its appearance (transparency, orientation, borders, animation, etc.) can be tweaked to your liking. Also, it looks quite pretty, if you’re into that sort of thing. Specifically, its size can be configured so that it can be “maximized”, and a scroll bar can be toggled on and off. hat sets Tilda apart is that its set of user-changable preferences allow it the flexibility to be capable of more complex tasks. In fact, though, all of those things can be said about any of the Quake-style apps mentioned here. It is especially useful for one-off quick tasks such as installing or removing a package in apt. Simply put, Tilda’s strongsuit is that it stays hidden from view until it is needed, at which point appears conveniently without your needing to search through menus to launch the application. Tilda is a configurable “Quake-style” terminal emulator, meaning that it slides down from the top of your desktop when a user-configurable key (default is F1) is pressed. Thus, one could conceivably get along just fine with only one instance of Terminator opened at a time Tilda It allows you to split it’s main window into as many tiles anyone could ever need. Tabs are a huge step up over multiple windows, but what if you want to actually see several processes at once? For example, you may need to manipulate some configuration files while at the same time browsing your filesystem or viewing a manpage.īeing a tiled terminal emulator, Terminator is especially great if you have a generous amount of screen real estate and spend any significant amount of time in the terminal. Which one suits your particular needs? Terminator That’s okay, though, because the variety of use-cases has lead to a variety of terminal emulators. While Gnome Terminal gets the job done (and with an accommodating feature set that is easy to overlook), there are still some areas in which, by nature of its design, it can fall a bit short. For example, the default terminal emulator in Ubuntu’s latest stable release is called Gnome Terminal. Others still find they need the Linux terminal to effectively accomplish certain tasks.Īpplications used to access the Linux terminal from the desktop are known as terminal emulators. Though for many users it is likely comforting to know that use of the terminal can be largely, if not entirely avoided with today’s crop of shiny Linux distributions, there are those among the community who love the raw utility of the command-line.
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