A Drop Down Terminal Guake 0.7.2 for Gnome Desktops
A Drop Down Terminal Guake 0.7.2 for Gnome Desktops
Guake
Guake is a Drop Down Terminal. This application was formed in Python and C for the Gnome Environment. In this article we are going to discuss about terminal for gnome, “ guake” . It has features like light weight, extremely configurable, functional, shortcut for transparency level, supports tabs, hotkeys, and background transparency. This tutorial covers the ground on the installation process of Guake 0.7.2.
To Install Guake Terminal in Linux
To install Guake from the default repository like below, run the command
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[root@linuxhelp ~]# yum update
[root@linuxhelp ~]# yum install guake
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user1@linuxhelp:~$ sudo apt-get update
user1@linuxhelp:~$ sudo apt-get install guake
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
guake
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Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu3) ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.2~bzr0+15.10.20150627.1-0ubuntu1) ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.58ubuntu1) ...
Setting up guake (0.7.2-1) ...
Once the installation process is completed, start Guake in another terminal.
user1@linuxhelp:~$ guake
To use F12 key to roll up and roll down the terminal
To edit settings go to Guake Properties and set as per your requirements. Execute below command or from Application Menu to run Guake Preferences.
$ guake --preferences
General settings
Shell properties
Scrolling properties
Appearance settings
To modify text, background color and tune transparency in Appearance Properties.
Quick open option
Quick open option is a feature which allows to open a file directly into your favorite text editor by clicking on its file name when it appears in the terminal. Enable Quick open when ctrl+clicking on a filename in the terminal.
Keyboard shortcut settings
To edit and modify Toggle key in Keyboard Shortcuts. For Guake Visibility default key is F12.
This is Compatibility Setting and no need to change it.
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