ucasFL translating # [10 Best Linux Terminal Emulators For Ubuntu And Fedora][12] [ ![10 Best Linux Terminals](http://www.linuxandubuntu.com/uploads/2/1/1/5/21152474/10-best-linux-terminals_orig.jpg) ][3] One of the most important applications for Linux users is the terminal emulator. It allows every user to get access to the shell. Bash is the most common shell for Linux and UNIX distributions, it’s powerful and very necessary for newbies and advanced users. So, in this article, you are going to know the great alternatives that you have to use an excellent terminal emulator. ### 1\. Terminator The goal of this project is to produce a useful tool for arranging terminals. It is inspired by programs such as gnome-multi-term, quadkonsole, etc. in that the main focus is arranging terminals in grids. #### Features At A Glance * Arrange terminals in a grid * Tabs * Drag and drop re-ordering of terminals * Lots of keyboard shortcuts * Save multiple layouts and profiles via GUI preferences editor * Simultaneous typing to arbitrary groups of terminals [ ![terminator linux terminals](http://www.linuxandubuntu.com/uploads/2/1/1/5/21152474/published/terminator-linux-terminals.png?1487082905) ][4] You can install Terminator typing - ``` sudo apt-get install terminator ``` ### 2\. Tilda - a drop down terminal The specialities of **Tilda** are that it does not behave like a normal window instead it can be pulled up and down from the top of the screen with a special hotkey. Additionally, Tilda is highly configurable. It is possible to configure the hotkeys for keybindings, change the appearance and many options that affect the behaviour of Tilda. Tilda is available for Ubuntu and Fedora through the package manager, also you can check its GitHub repository: [https://github.com/lanoxx/tilda][14][ ![tilda linux terminal](http://www.linuxandubuntu.com/uploads/2/1/1/5/21152474/tilda-linux-terminal_orig.png) ][5]Also read - [Terminator Emulator With Multiple Terminals In One Window][1] ### 3\. Guake It’s another drop-down terminal emulator like Tilda or yakuake. You can add features to Guake, only you must have knowledge about Python, Git and GTK. ​ Guake is available for many distros, so if you want to install it, you should check the repositories of your distro. #### Features At A Glance * Lightweight * Simple Easy and Elegant * Smooth integration of terminal into GUI * Appears when you call and disappears once you are done by pressing a predefined hotkey (F12 by default) * Compiz transparency support * Multi-tab * Plenty of color palettes * and more … Homepage: [http://guake-project.org/][15] ### 4\. ROXTerm If you’re looking for a lightweight and highly customizable terminal emulator ROXTerm is for you. It is a terminal emulator intended to provide similar features to gnome-terminal, based on the same VTE library. It was originally designed to have a smaller footprint and quicker start-up time, and it’s more configurable than gnome-terminal and aimed more at "power" users who make heavy use of terminals. [ ![roxterm linux terminal](http://www.linuxandubuntu.com/uploads/2/1/1/5/21152474/roxterm-linux-terminal_orig.png) ][6][http://roxterm.sourceforge.net/index.php?page=index&lang=en][16] ### 5\. XTerm It’s the most popular terminal for Linux and UNIX systems because its the default terminal for the X Window System. It is very lightweight and simple. [ ![xterm linux terminal](http://www.linuxandubuntu.com/uploads/2/1/1/5/21152474/published/xterm-linux-terminal.png?1487083067) ][7]Also read - [Guake Another Linux Terminal Emulator][2] ### 6\. Eterm If you’re looking for an awesome and powerful terminal emulator Eterm is your best choice. Eterm is a color vt102 terminal emulator intended as a replacement for XTerm. It is designed with a Freedom of Choice philosophy, leaving as much power, flexibility, and freedom as possible in the hands of the user. [ ![etern linux terminal](http://www.linuxandubuntu.com/uploads/2/1/1/5/21152474/published/etern-linux-terminal.jpg?1487083129) ][8]Official Website: [http://www.eterm.org/][17] ### 7\. Gnome Terminal It’s one of the most popular terminal emulator used by many Linux users because it’s part of the Gnome Desktop environment and Gnome is very used. It has many features and support for a lot of themes. It comes by default in several Linux distros but also you can install it using your package manager. [ ![gnome terminal](http://www.linuxandubuntu.com/uploads/2/1/1/5/21152474/gnome-terminal_orig.jpg) ][9] ### 8\. Sakura Sakura is a terminal emulator based just on GTK and VTE. It's a terminal emulator with few dependencies, so you don't need a full GNOME desktop installed to have a decent terminal emulator. You can install it using your package manager because Sakura is available for most Linux distros. ### 9\. LilyTerm LilyTerm is a terminal emulator based off of libvte that aims to be fast and lightweight, Licensed under GPLv3. #### Features At A Glance * Low resource consumption * Multi Tab * Color scheme * Hyperlink support * Fullscreen support * and many others … [ ![lilyterm linux terminal](http://www.linuxandubuntu.com/uploads/2/1/1/5/21152474/published/lilyterm-linux-terminal.jpg?1487083285) ][10] ### 10\. Konsole If you’re a KDE or Plasma user, you must know Konsole. It’s the default terminal emulator for KDE and it’s one of my favorites because is comfortable and useful. It’s available for Ubuntu and fedora, but if you’re using Ubuntu (Unity) you should choose another option or maybe you should think about use Kubuntu. [ ![konsole linux terminal](http://www.linuxandubuntu.com/uploads/2/1/1/5/21152474/editor/konsole-linux-terminal.png?1487083345) ][11] ### Conclusion We are Linux users and we’ve many options to choose the better applications for our purposes, so you can choose the **best terminal** for your needs although also you should check another shell for your needs, for example you can use fish shell. | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- via: http://www.linuxandubuntu.com/home/10-best-linux-terminals-for-ubuntu-and-fedora 作者：[Mohd Sohail][a] 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://disqus.com/by/MohdSohail1/ [1]:http://www.linuxandubuntu.com/home/terminator-a-linux-terminal-emulator-with-multiple-terminals-in-one-window [2]:http://www.linuxandubuntu.com/home/another-linux-terminal-app-guake [3]:http://www.linuxandubuntu.com/home/10-best-linux-terminals-for-ubuntu-and-fedora [4]:http://www.linuxandubuntu.com/uploads/2/1/1/5/21152474/terminator-linux-terminals_orig.png [5]:http://www.linuxandubuntu.com/uploads/2/1/1/5/21152474/tilda-linux-terminal_orig.png [6]:http://www.linuxandubuntu.com/uploads/2/1/1/5/21152474/roxterm-linux-terminal_orig.png [7]:http://www.linuxandubuntu.com/uploads/2/1/1/5/21152474/xterm-linux-terminal_orig.png [8]:http://www.linuxandubuntu.com/uploads/2/1/1/5/21152474/etern-linux-terminal_orig.jpg [9]:http://www.linuxandubuntu.com/uploads/2/1/1/5/21152474/gnome-terminal_orig.jpg [10]:http://www.linuxandubuntu.com/uploads/2/1/1/5/21152474/lilyterm-linux-terminal_orig.jpg [11]:http://www.linuxandubuntu.com/uploads/2/1/1/5/21152474/konsole-linux-terminal_orig.png [12]:http://www.linuxandubuntu.com/home/10-best-linux-terminals-for-ubuntu-and-fedora [13]:http://www.linuxandubuntu.com/home/10-best-linux-terminals-for-ubuntu-and-fedora#comments [14]:https://github.com/lanoxx/tilda [15]:http://guake-project.org/ [16]:http://roxterm.sourceforge.net/index.php?page=index&lang=en [17]:http://www.eterm.org/