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From Terminator to Tilix, you have a wide selection of terminals to choose from. + +But that has not deterred the arrival of new terminal applications. You recently learned about [GNOME Console][2], and today, I’ll introduce you to Blackbox. + +### Blackbox Terminal: Overview and Features + +Blackbox is a terminal emulator which supports GTK4. The developer created this project so that he could use a decent-looking terminal app on Linux. + +So, don’t expect it to have ton of features. It is just a terminal emulator that utilizes GTK4 toolkit and has support for themes. + +In other words, it is more about the looks than the features. + +Here are the main highlights of Blackbox: + +* Theming ([Tilix][3] compatible color scheme support) +* Theme integration with the window decorations +* Custom fonts +* Various customizable UI settings +* Tabs +* Toggleable header bar +* Click to open links +* Files drag-n-drop support + +Talking about the looks, let us go through the different looks it offers. The default window will look something like the screenshot below. + +![Default look of Blackbox terminal][4] + +#### No header bar + +You can also have no header bar, as shown below. It’s one of the most ‘popular’ features of GTK4 apps. + +![Blackbox without header bar][5] + +You can also enable floating controls in no header-bar mode. + +![Floating controls with no header bar mode][6] + +#### Easy copy and paste (don’t revolt) + +Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V are like the universal keyboard shortcuts for copy-paste. + +But the ancient Unix existed before the universe and hence it uses the [Ctrl+C keys for terminating a running program in the terminal][7]. + +However, some people find it a bit inconvenient not to be able to use their favorite shortcuts for [copy-pasting in the terminal][8]. + +Blackbox allows you to change that by enabling the “Easy Copy & Paste” setting. With this setting enabled, you can use Ctrl+C and Ctrl+v for copy-paste operation. + +Don’t worry. Ctrl+C can still be used for stopping running commands. + +![Easy copy-paste mode allows using Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V keys][9] + +#### Themes + +You can also select different themes from the settings. There are several light and dark themes available to choose from. You can also use Tilix styled theming. + +![Available themes for Blackbox][10] + +Let us see how it looks with the Yaru theme and with tabs not expanding, unlike the default Blackbox behaviour. + +![Blackbox with a changed theme][11] + +#### Reset to default + +There are a few more handy features like remember window size, scroll by pixels etc. + +The good thing is that if you made too many changes to the settings, you can revert them all and reset to the default settings. + +The option is available in the Advanced tab of Preferences. + +![reset blackbox settings to default][12] + +### Installing Blackbox terminal + +Please keep in mind that **Blackbox is in the early stages of development**. I experienced some crashes when I switched themes. + +To install Blackbox Terminal you should have [Flatpak installed and Flathub repo enabled][13] in your system. + +Use this command to install Blackbox on your system: + +``` +flatpak install flathub com.raggesilver.BlackBox +``` + +On Fedora and some other distributions that integrate with Flatpak, you can install Blackbox from the software center. + +![Blackbox can also be installed in GNOME Software Center][14] + +Once installed, you can launch it from the applications menu. + +#### Removing Blackbox Terminal + +If you don’t like Blackbox and want to remove it, enter the following command to remove it. + +``` +flatpak uninstall flathub com.raggesilver.BlackBox +``` + +### Conclusion + +In my opinion, Blackbox is a decent terminal emulator. You get all the eye-candy GTK4 can offer on distributions that do not support GTK4 already. The feature it offers are good enough for day to day work. + +In the end, it all comes to personal preference. You may like it. You may not like it. If you like experimenting, give it a try and share your experience with us in the comment section. + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +via: https://itsfoss.com/blackbox-terminal/ + +作者:[Anuj Sharma][a] +选题:[lkxed][b] +译者:[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID) +校对:[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) + +本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译,[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出 + +[a]: https://itsfoss.com/author/anuj/ +[b]: https://github.com/lkxed +[1]: https://itsfoss.com/linux-terminal-emulators/ +[2]: https://itsfoss.com/gnome-console/ +[3]: https://github.com/gnunn1/tilix +[4]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/blackbox-default.png +[5]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/blackbox-noheader.png +[6]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/blackbox-floating-controls.png +[7]: https://itsfoss.com/stop-program-linux-terminal/ +[8]: https://itsfoss.com/copy-paste-linux-terminal/ +[9]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/blackbox-easy-copy-paste.png +[10]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/blackbox-theme-selection.png +[11]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/blackbox-yaru.png +[12]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/blackbox-reset.png +[13]: https://itsfoss.com/flatpak-guide/ +[14]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/blackbox-install.png