Multi Gnome Terminal

carlosinfl · 02-20-2007, 10:55 AM

I was told about "Multi Gnome Terminal" and found it available in APT repo and it appears to have installed the application and required dependancies needed for the app. My question now is does this replace the default Gnome terminal? I can't seem to find where the application lives or how to enable or use the new Multi Gnome Terminal.

Any suggestions?

Code:

apt-cache search multi-gnome-terminal

nx5000 · 02-20-2007, 11:50 AM

It's one of the powerfull things in debian: alternatives.

/usr/bin/x-terminal-emulator links to /etc/alternatives/x-terminal-emulator.
/etc/alternatives/x-terminal-emulator points to the x-terminal-emulator you have choosen (by modifiying this link)

If you want to modify the alternatives for x-terminal-emulator, try this:

Code:

 update-alternatives --config x-terminal-emulator

Apps that call directly /usr/bin/gnome-terminal.wrapper won't change.
The ones who call /usr/bin/x-terminal-emulator will now launch the one you have choosen by this double link mechanism.

carlosinfl · 02-20-2007, 05:21 PM

So you think this is all that should be needed...

Code:

carlos@lptp:~$ sudo update-alternatives --config x-terminal-emulator
Password:

There are 6 alternatives which provide `x-terminal-emulator'.

  Selection    Alternative
-----------------------------------------------
          1    /usr/bin/xterm
          2    /usr/bin/uxterm
          3    /usr/bin/koi8rxterm
          4    /usr/bin/lxterm
*+        5    /usr/bin/gnome-terminal.wrapper
          6    /usr/bin/multi-gnome-terminal.wrapper

Press enter to keep the default[*], or type selection number: 6
Using `/usr/bin/multi-gnome-terminal.wrapper' to provide `x-terminal-emulator'.

Do I then restart terminal?

nx5000 · 02-21-2007, 04:26 AM

Just call x-terminal-emulator and modify your icons property or else...
Notice that if you do
man x-terminal-emulator , you get the good manual.