Choosing Linux Terminal Emulators - Discussion and List

I can also recommend Cmder Console Emulator for Windows users who want the same experience as Linux. You can use most Linux shell commands like ls and pwd with that emulator on Windows.

Truth be told, I cannot use Windows terminal or Powershell after discovering this emulator.

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Just I want to ask you something. Does this Cmder Console Emulator replaces the sub system Ubuntu on Windows fully or doesn’t relate? Because this doesn’t work for all Windows releases and therefore you are obliged to go for dual boot option if this doesn’t work? Or it is just an emulator like Windows Powershell and doesn’t refer to the point that I have mentionned? Thanks in advance.

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Thanks for the question @saoussen5765,

Cmder is just a Windows console emulator as a replacement for Powershell and Cmd. It basically turns your Linux-like commands to the Windows commands.

For example, if you want to list files on the cmd, you need to use the dir command, but with Cmder, you can use ls -la just like Linux.

And it is not related to WSL. If you want to use any Linux distro on WSL, the emulator doesn’t matter.

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Look like I’m also missing: https://st.suckless.org/ in our terminal Wiki post. Will add.

There is now a linux version of Warp!

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Thanks! Will give it a try. :handshake:

Right. I use it at work sometimes but typically terminator is my go-to

I have googled it. I think from the introduction it is gnome terminal or one production of ti.

You may talk about another terminal so you could enlight us if I am wrong or you are using this version of terminal?

I’m more familiar with XFCE terminal, I tent to install it on every distributions. In past I was using it also on Gnome and Mate, it’s working very well.
I think XFCE is minimal and simple, but very functional with separate tabs.
Most loved experience is the transparent background eheh.
I have some bash profile personalization on a separate file named “.ric”, this file is included with the reference in .bashrc file.
Also I love using and switching between bash and fish terminal, I found it confortable for my workflow.
Here my default terminal session:

Ricky.

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Thats good. I also started using Warp as i need two terminal emulators now. One for the system administration and one for the Neovim for writing the code.

I also started using Vivaldi browser today as got bored with the Firefox and as these are also personal choices.

Vivalidi is looking so sleek and good. Let me know how it looks on the other Linux setups.

My fav are currently: Terminator, Alacritty, Tilix, Guake and Kitty.

These offer various performance and customization benefits depending on your workflow.

Thank you and i want to use Alacritty. Can you share your configuration so that i can also use the same. I have heard a lot about this one. On the other note, Vivaldi browser has inbuilt support for both emails, so no need of additional email client. Save up so much space.

Thank you for sharing the Alacritty configuration,

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Vivaldi browser and Alacritty are two entirely different things.
This discussion thread is about Linux Terminal Emulators.

I’m using the default Alacritty Terminal emulator.

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Thats true and i apologize for pinning that Vivaldi unnecessary but i dont want to open a new thread just for this, so for the sake dropped it here.

I will take care of this in the later posts.

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Ok, I understand. I understand that it can also be used as terminal with add-on. So I guess you are correct. Do you have a screenshot of Vivaldi browser with terminal addon?

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Sure here it is. You can install the ssh client and then it works as terminal also. I use Neovim a lot and so i use Warp and Wezterm and now will also use Alacritty.

I am now writing a metagenomics dashabord in Golang and a system admin client in RUST and a deep learning in Python.

This is how it looks in tabbed view. Such sleek version

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Chrome and others also has similar extensions: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/secure-shell/iodihamcpbpeioajjeobimgagajmlibd

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I actually didnt know about that. I used Firefox all the time, sometime Brave and I havent got a chance to use the web based terminal. The reason of looking into is this that i am writing some bio webassembly containers and i need to look into that. Apart from that i havent used the web based terminal or directly from the web browser as they are not that efficient.

Edit: In addition to the last ones for Wezterm, these are the best ones, which i think can make it easier for work. I cant say about everyone, i found it easier on my eyes as easy to see the text and also the boundaries and edges of the terminal. If you keep too dark ones, then I am not able to see the edges and to extend the edges. I am not sure about everyone, so i am prompted to put my views and see how everyone says and what they can add.

–config.color_scheme = ‘nordfox’
–config.color_scheme = ‘Nord (Gogh)’
–config.color_scheme = ‘Neon Night (Gogh)’
–config.color_scheme = ‘Teerb (Gogh)’
–config.color_scheme = ‘Thayer Bright’
–config.color_scheme = ‘Palenight (Gogh)’
–config.color_scheme = ‘PaleNightHC’

Love this list!
Most time i use the KDE Terminal or yakuake

@toadie thank you I have started using Tabby recently again also and it works very well on the Fedora but i had problems with Tabby on the Ubuntu. The terminal emulators which i can say work very well on the Linux even with the low memory and the disk space are Wezterm, Tabby and Warp and these are the most used by me.

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