Questions tagged [pantheon-terminal]
Terminal is the elementary OS app for entering text commands, formally known as Pantheon Terminal. For the Ubuntu terminal, use "gnome-terminal".
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List of keyboard shortcuts for Terminal
Is there a list or is it possible to elaborate a full list of pantheon-terminal's shortcuts?
Example:
Ctrl + L Clears the screen
Ctrl + D Closes active tab
Ctrl + Shift + T Opens new tab
Alt + ...
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Update with terminal instead of AppCenter
My AppCenter has an icon indicating several updates in the queue. How can I download and install these updates from Terminal/CLI without opening AppCenter?
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Pantheon-terminal key binds
I've just recently moved from Fedora to Elementary, and this is just about the only thing I miss.
I want to set a keybind to cycle through tabs in the terminal window, I'm used to running vim in one ...
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How can I change the default Terminal app?
I would like to replace the default Terminal with the gnome-terminal. Is this possible?
If I install gnome-terminal via apt-get it does not show up in the applications menu and I can't find an option ...
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"could not find a distribution template for Ubuntu/n/a" error in elementary OS
I got message like this :
root@ferryready-Satellite-L510:/home/ferryready# curl -sL http://i-hate-farms.github.io/spores/install | sudo bash -
Installing the repository...
OK
Traceback (most recent ...
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How do you have Ctrl + Alt + T duplicate a terminal tab in Freya?
I was able to do this just fine in the previous version of elementary OS. But I've been unable to find a method to do it in Freya.
I want CTRL+ALT+Tto duplicate a tab in Freya with the same directory....
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Error: "Signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available"
I get error message like this
W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY AE0A77A7BFF792D0
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I can't use sudo commands!
When I go to terminal and try to enter a sudo commands it say's "Username not in the sudoers file." So how can I be able to use sudo commands.
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Unable to launch gnome-terminal from app launcher [duplicate]
I have installed multiple terminals. I was able to launch all the terminals from app launcher except gnome-terminal.
What I have tried so far:
I followed the link: How can I change the default ...
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How can I change the default Terminal font?
No more to it, I can't seem to find any kind of Options or properties in the Terminal app. Is there a way to change the default font?
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How can I disable natural copy & paste in Terminal?
I am a vim user and I need to use CTRL+V from time to time. Currently it pastes clipboard contents into terminal. In Luna, CTRL+SHIFT+V was used for pasting. How can I change the behavior of the ...
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How can I open Terminal with a keyboard shortcut?
How I can open terminal with a keyboard shortcut? I can't open terminal pressing Ctrl+Alt+T in english layout. Can I assign my own keyboard shortcuts?
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How to set the terminal to "always on top" in elementary OS?
I am trying to keep pantheon-terminal always on top. I installed gnome terminal also but I cant find any option to keep always on top.
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Where are dircolors defined for pantheon terminal?
Although pantheon-terminal does actually appear to be applying colours to filenames, it is not those defined in $LS_COLORS. For example ls should display executable files as bright green (ex=01;32), ...
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Open a new tab in terminal instead of a new window?
When a terminal is running and I launch another, is there any way to open a new tab in the same window instead of open a new window?
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How to disable last working directory in pantheon-terminal?
I work a lot in terminal, and am not a fan of having new tabs and new windows opening my previous working directory. I would like to change pantheon-terminal to open my home directory each time.
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Can't open Software Center [closed]
I am a beginner on Linux so I don't know what went wrong but the Software Center wont open anymore, if I click it it will open and close immediately. Also, on the top bar it will appear the message on ...
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Make pantheon terminal window appear on all workspaces
Somehow, I accidentally made one of my pantheon terminal sessions appear on every virtual workspace, and wanted to repeat this with another window - how do I do this?
Right clicking the title bar of ...
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How to set alternative terminal as default
I know Pantheon Terminal (just called Terminal) is the default terminal. But if I wanted to use an alternative as the default (e.g., gnome-terminal when called from other apps or from a keyboard ...
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Getting errors when trying to run sudo apt-get update [duplicate]
So I'm having the following issues
Reading package lists... Done
W: The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/elementary-os/stable/ubuntu loki Release' does not have a Release file.
N: Data from such ...
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How to use terminal in "incognito mode'?
I am using freya. I prefer to use terminal for my work. (from copy to installation). In elementary, when I close terminal, it will be still on the previous directory.
How can I disable this feature?...
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Forgot to set bash as terminal before uninstalling fish
Well, as dumb as it sounds, I was having some trouble with Fish, and decided to uninstall it. The wrong way. I simply used apt-get remove fish without using chsh -s /bin/bash beforehand.
So this is ...
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Are there any alternatives to the default terminal, pantheon terminal? [closed]
What are the alternatives available for pantheon-terminal for elementary OS?
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I'm having this issue with pantheon/terminal
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