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This article shows you how to change the default terminal in Ubuntu. The content is concise and easy to understand, which will definitely brighten your eyes. I hope you can get something through the detailed introduction of this article.

Installation and configuration

You can install another terminal on your system and use it as the default terminal, using the usual keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Alt + T to open it.

We can also install the enhanced terminal Terminator in Ubuntu with the following installation command:

[linuxidc@linux:~/www.linuxidc.com] $sudo apt install terminator

The effect picture is as follows:

Terminator can launch multiple terminals in Ubuntu in the same window. You can freely divide the area in a window to establish a new terminal, and adjust the size of each terminal through mouse stretching, which is very convenient for users who need to operate multiple terminals at the same time. When operating multiple servers at the same time, you don't have to switch terminal windows, you can do it in one window, which is really very convenient.

Then install zsh as a terminal in Ubuntu with the following installation command:

[linuxidc@linux:~/www.linuxidc.com] $sudo apt install zsh

After installation, it is as follows:

And the completion of traditional shell can basically get off work in front of zsh.

Now the problem is, with so many Linux terminals installed, how to change the default terminal of the system in Ubuntu. Is there a standard way to change the default application in Ubuntu? don't worry, see the following article.

In Debian-based distributions, there is a convenient command-line utility called update-alternatives, which allows you to work with default applications.

You can use it to change the default command line text editor, terminal, and so on. To do this, run the following command:

Sudo update-alternatives-config x-terminal-emulator

It displays all terminals that exist on the system, and the current default terminal is marked with an asterisk.

[linuxidc@linux:~/www.linuxidc.com] $sudo update-alternatives-password for config x-terminal-emulator [sudo] linuxidc: there are 6 candidates available to replace x-terminal-emulator (provide / usr/bin/x-terminal-emulator). Select path priority status-0 / usr/bin/terminator 50 automatic mode * 1 / usr/bin/gnome-terminal.wrapper 40 manual mode 2 / usr/bin/koi8rxterm 20 manual mode 3 / usr/bin/lxterm 30 manual mode 4 / usr/bin/terminator 50 Manual mode 5 / usr/bin/uxterm 20 manual mode 6 / usr/bin/xterm 20 manual mode to maintain the current value [*] press Or type the selected number: 5 update-alternatives: use / usr/bin/uxterm to provide / usr/bin/x-terminal-emulator (x-terminal-emulator) in manual mode

All you have to do now is enter the selection number.

Automatic mode and manual mode

You may have noticed automatic mode and manual mode in the output of the update-alternatives command.

If you choose automatic mode, the system may automatically determine the default application when you install or remove the package. This decision is affected by the priority number (as shown in the command output above).

Suppose you have 2 terminals installed on your system and the default terminals have been deleted. Your system will now check which terminals are in automatic mode. If there is more than one, it selects the one with the highest priority as the default terminal.

The above is how to change the default terminal in Ubuntu. Have you learned any knowledge or skills? If you want to learn more skills or enrich your knowledge reserve, you are welcome to follow the industry information channel.

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