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How to install Terminology in Ubuntu

To install Terminology on Ubuntu

Terminology is an application to type command in linux systems. It supports backgrounds, themes, multiple tab support. It also has a feature to support the selection of block of texts and checks the mail id. Installation of Terminology is explained in this article.

To install Terminology

Run the following command to add PPA repository.

root@linuxhelp:~# add-apt-repository ppa:niko2040/e19 
 Stable version of Enlightenment E21 and EFL.
For Debian Unstable you can use http://repo.4e.by
 More info: https://launchpad.net/~niko2040/+archive/ubuntu/e19
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpx3ose80x/secring.gpg'  created
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpx3ose80x/pubring.gpg'  created
gpg: requesting key 84E6BD97 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: /tmp/tmpx3ose80x/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key 84E6BD97: public key " Launchpad PPA for Niko2040"  imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)
OK


Update the software repositories by using the following command.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get update  
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com wily-security InRelease
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily InRelease                        
Get:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net wily InRelease [15.4 kB]                                     
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-updates InRelease                                                
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com wily-security/main Sources                                                 
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports InRelease                                
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com wily-security/restricted Sources                                
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily/main Sources                                  
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Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports/universe amd64 Packages                                                                                                    
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports/multiverse amd64 Packages                                                                                                  
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports/main i386 Packages                                                                                                         
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports/restricted i386 Packages                                                                                                   
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports/universe i386 Packages                                                                                                     
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports/multiverse i386 Packages                                                                                                   
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports/main Translation-en                                                                                                        
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports/multiverse Translation-en                                                                                                  
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports/restricted Translation-en                                                                                                  
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports/universe Translation-en                                                                                                    
Fetched 22.0 kB in 18s (1,168 B/s)                                                                                                                                         
Reading package lists... Done


Now use the following command to install Terminology.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get install terminology -y  
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  libbulletcollision2.83v5 libbulletdynamics2.83v5 libbulletsoftbody2.83v5 libefl libefl-bin libefl-data libgif4 liblinearmath2.83v5 libluajit-5.1-2 libluajit-5.1-common
  libpoppler-cpp0
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  libbulletcollision2.83v5 libbulletdynamics2.83v5 libbulletsoftbody2.83v5 libefl libefl-bin libefl-data libgif4 liblinearmath2.83v5 libluajit-5.1-2 libluajit-5.1-common
  libpoppler-cpp0 terminology
0 upgraded, 12 newly installed, 0 to remove and 252 not upgraded.
Need to get 24.4 MB/24.4 MB of archives.
After this operation, 65.4 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ wily/universe liblinearmath2.83v5 amd64 2.83.5+dfsg-2 [55.1 kB]
Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/niko2040/e19/ubuntu/ wily/main libefl-data all 1.18.0+release-0wily0 [14.1 MB]
Get:3 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ wily/universe libbulletcollision2.83v5 amd64 2.83.5+dfsg-2 [348 kB]
Get:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ wily/universe libbulletdynamics2.83v5 amd64 2.83.5+dfsg-2 [239 kB]
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Setting up libefl-data (1.18.0+release-0wily0) ...
Setting up libefl-bin (1.18.0+release-0wily0) ...
Setting up libefl (1.18.0+release-0wily0) ...
Setting up terminology (0.9.1+git20160713-1wily0) ...
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/terminology to provide /usr/bin/x-terminal-emulator (x-terminal-emulator) in auto mode
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.21-0ubuntu4) ...

To Launch Terminology

Open the terminology application from unity dash.

Now the terminology is ready to use.

Right Click on the terminal to view the controls. It permits copy and paste operation for the selected text from your terminal.

To set Title to your terminal, click set title option.

Enter the name you prefer and click Ok.

To split the terminal into two or more work spaces, hit split V or split H option.

To change settings of the font data-style and size, click settings option.


Tag : Terminology
FAQ
Q
How to set the wallpaper on Linux using the Terminology?
A
Use the following steps to set the wallpaper on Linux using the Terminology,
Right click anywhere at the Terminology screen
Choose Setting > Wallpaper
Pick the a picture
Or click Edit paths to pick another pictures from another location
If you has done with it, click at the outside of menu window to close the menu
Q
How to install Terminology on Ubuntu?
A
For the installation of Terminology on Ubuntu, use the following link as below,
"sudo add-apt-repository ppa:hannes-janetzek/enlightenment-svn"
"sudo apt-get update"
"sudo apt-get install terminology""
Q
What are the features available in Terminology tool?
A
The following things are the features of Terminology tool,
Most escapes supported by xterm, rxvt etc. Work
Xterm 256 color escapes work
Backgrounds (bitmap, scalable/vector, animated gif, videos)
Transparency
Bitmap and scalable fonts supported
Themes for the layout and design
URL, file path and email address detection and link-handling
Inline display of link content
Q
How to access the official link for the Terminology?
A
For accessing the official site of Terminology, use the following link as below "https://www.enlightenment.org/about-terminology.md"
Q
How to download the enlightenment package?
A
For downloading the Enlightenment package, use the following link as below "https://www.enlightenment.org/download"