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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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What is your favorite terminal emulator. (lemmy.ml)

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I'm reconsidering my terminal emulator and was curious what everyone was using.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I mostly use the default terminal emulator in the desktop environment I use, currently this is the gnome terminal.

What are the main reasons one want to use another terminal emulator? IMHO if I can reszie the window and the font and font size is good or configurable it is fine..

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Some offer specific features like tabs/splits, or Quake-like drop-down. Others are just focusing on being fast to launch, or have performant rendering. Having barely any features can be a desirable feature in itself, depending on who you ask lol

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Refresh speed, font rendering, integrated features like multiplexing, theming…