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'''[http://st.suckless.org/ st]''', aka ''simple terminal'' from suckless.org, is a simple terminal implementation for X, that sucks less. |
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Revision as of 13:28, 11 January 2017
Terminals on Linux
Gnome Terminal
The default terminal on Ubuntu.
Terminator
Terminator supports multiple GNOME Terminals in one window.
Xterm
Xterm is the legacy terminal emulator under X. See Xterm.
RXVT / uRXVT
Alacritty
Alacritty is a new GPU-accelerated terminal, touted to be the fastest terminal ever.
- See Announcing Alacritty, a GPU-accelerated terminal emulator
- Available on GitHub
- Troubleshoot
- Slower than Gnome Terminal / Terminator on Ubuntu with Intel MESA driver (i915). On Vim, jitter in the scrolling.
- See Issue #225.
st (simple terminal)
st, aka simple terminal from suckless.org, is a simple terminal implementation for X, that sucks less.
On Ubuntu, install either from package
sudo apt install stterm
Or download the git repository and compile from source.
git clone git://git.suckless.org/st
cd st
make clean install
To configure st, edit config.h and build again. Check also the excellent ArchLinux page on st.
Terminal features
Terminfo
256-color support
True-color support
Cursor type
- Block vs Caret
- Blinking vs steady