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How to install Cool-Retro-Term in Ubuntu

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To install Cool-Retro-Term in Ubuntu

Cool-Retro-Term is a free terminal emulator application for the Linux sytems. It is directly connected to the Linux machines to customize the colors, shadows, effects and animation. Installation of Cool-retro-term is explained in this article.

Installation of Cool-Retro-Term

Before installing the emulator application, add the PPA repository with the below given command.

root@linuxhelp:~# add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/apps
 This PPA Contains Applications for Ubuntu/Linux Mint from different sources but debianized by http://www.NoobsLab.com
 More info: https://launchpad.net/~noobslab/+archive/ubuntu/apps
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it

gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpys3iz98_/secring.gpg'  created
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpys3iz98_/pubring.gpg'  created
gpg: requesting key F59EAE4D from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: /tmp/tmpys3iz98_/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key F59EAE4D: public key " Launchpad PPA for NoobsLab"  imported
gpg: no ultimately trusted keys found
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)
OK


Next update the added repositories with the " apt-get update" command.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get update
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily InRelease                                                               
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com wily-security InRelease                                                        
Get:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net wily InRelease [15.5 kB]                
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-updates InRelease                           
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports InRelease                                                 
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com wily-security/main Sources                                      
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily/main Sources                                             
Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net wily/main amd64 Packages [8,347 B]                   
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com wily-security/restricted Sources                                                                                                            
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily/restricted Sources                                                                                                                   
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com wily-security/universe Sources                                                                                                              
Get:3 http://ppa.launchpad.net wily/main i386 Packages [8,343 B]                                                                                                           
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily/universe Sources                                                                                                                     
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily/multiverse Sources                                                                                                                   
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com wily-security/multiverse Sources                                                                                                            
Get:4 http://ppa.launchpad.net wily/main Translation-en [4,300 B]
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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 36.4 kB in 22s (1,639 B/s)                                                                                                                                         
Reading package lists... Done


Run the below command to install the Cool retro term emulator.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get install cool-retro-term -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  libqt5qml-graphicaleffects qml-module-qtquick-controls qmlscene qtdeclarative5-controls-plugin qtdeclarative5-dialogs-plugin qtdeclarative5-window-plugin
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  cool-retro-term libqt5qml-graphicaleffects qml-module-qtquick-controls qmlscene qtdeclarative5-controls-plugin qtdeclarative5-dialogs-plugin
  qtdeclarative5-window-plugin
0 upgraded, 7 newly installed, 0 to remove and 252 not upgraded.
Need to get 7,375 kB of archives.
After this operation, 10.3 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ wily/main qml-module-qtquick-controls amd64 5.4.2-1ubuntu2 [350 kB]
Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/noobslab/apps/ubuntu/ wily/main cool-retro-term amd64 1.0.2-wily [6,979 kB]
Get:3 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ wily/main qmlscene amd64 5.4.2-1ubuntu6 [23.7 kB]
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Setting up qml-module-qtquick-controls:amd64 (5.4.2-1ubuntu2) ...
Setting up qmlscene (5.4.2-1ubuntu6) ...
Setting up qtdeclarative5-controls-plugin (5.4.2-1ubuntu2) ...
Setting up libqt5qml-graphicaleffects (5.4.2-1ubuntu2) ...
Setting up qtdeclarative5-dialogs-plugin:amd64 (5.4.2-1ubuntu2) ...
Setting up qtdeclarative5-window-plugin:amd64 (5.4.2-1ubuntu6) ...
Setting up cool-retro-term (1.0.2-wily) ...


Now open the emulator application through terminal or type Cool retro term in the search bar. Then click on the respective icon.

Cool_Retro_Term

Cool retro term emulator will display on the desktop as shown below.

Cool_retro_term_emulator

In this page, you can run the commands.

run_commands

Click on profiles option and select the following options to change the emulator appearance as shown below.

profiles_option

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Frequently asked questions ( 5 )

Q

Why does it named as Cool Retro term?

A

The command line appears like a old CRT monitor and thus named after it

Q

how to change colors of the terminal in Cool-Retro-Term ?

A

From the profile options you can create your own customised profile on Cool-Retro-Term

Q

Does Cool-Retro-Term have a pre-build profiles?

A

Yes. Cool-Retro-Term does have but a very few.

Q

Is it possible to change to normal terminal on Cool-Retro-Term?

A

No Cool-Retro-Term is not built for that purpose

Q

What is the PPA repo of Cool-Retro-Term in Ubuntu?

A

ppa:noobslab/apps is the PPA for Cool-Retro-Term in Ubuntu

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