INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
If you need something done quickly and efficiently, chances are the best way to do it is with some complex keyboard wrangling
terminal-slinging Linux badass, is to make sure you type those commands with as much style and panache as possible
It emulates the look of a really old-school cathode ray monitor, complete with phosphorous glow, burn-in, and bloom around the characters
If you cut your teeth with the monochrome screens of the early eighties, this is a nostalgic (and highly customisable) trip back to the
past.You can even select between a number of character sets, evoking memories of (for example) the all-caps Apple II, as well as selecting
between a number of colours to replicate the amber warmth of classic Zenith monitors, or a rarely-used but nonetheless beautiful cyan.While
GuakeThis Terminal emulator, crafted specifically for Gnome, takes inspiration from the classic shooter Quake, as its name suggests
giving you a few stylish options
There are similar options for other desktops, too: check out the likes of YaKuake for KDE or the GTK-based tilda.3
TerminatorHow much street cred does a single Terminal window actually afford you Every command line warrior worth his or her salt is jumping
between a number of different sessions for different tasks, has one eye on htop (or similar) at all times to manage system resources, and so
But Terminator, which borrows much of its code from Gnome Terminal and tends to update as soon as its parent does, splits up your different
on stats, watch a text-mode clock like vtclock, edit docs in nano, run whatever commands you need, all from one grid interface which can be
tweaked as your needs require.4
TerminologySome people lean on the Terminal as their default method of Linux navigation, which can be a little restrictive
That isn't the case with EFL-based Terminology, an app which celebrates the Terminal while doing away with its more irritating old-school
Your chosen Terminal emulator is probably compatible with a whole raft of obscure, archaic and/or unused commands.This can become very messy
as Linux code tends to pass through a lot of hands before being released
definitely the one for you.6
rxvt-unicodeAlso known as urxvt, this is the Terminal emulator which many veteran Linux users end up going with
fancy things: it supports colours, unicode, customisable fonts with italics and bold if required, and even transparency
Do note, though, that you may need to edit the hardware configuration file to customise it to your needs.Linux Format is the number one
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