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[#]: subject: "Blackbox is an Aesthetically Pleasing Terminal for Minimalists Linux Users"
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[#]: via: "https://itsfoss.com/blackbox-terminal/"
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[#]: author: "Anuj Sharma https://itsfoss.com/author/anuj/"
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[#]: collector: "lkxed"
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[#]: translator: "geekpi"
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[#]: reviewer: " "
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[#]: publisher: " "
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Blackbox is an Aesthetically Pleasing Terminal for Minimalists Linux Users
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There are [numerous terminal emulators available for Linux][1]. From Terminator to Tilix, you have a wide selection of terminals to choose from.
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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.
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### Blackbox Terminal: Overview and Features
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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.
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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.
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In other words, it is more about the looks than the features.
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Here are the main highlights of Blackbox:
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* Theming ([Tilix][3] compatible color scheme support)
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* Theme integration with the window decorations
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* Custom fonts
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* Various customizable UI settings
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* Tabs
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* Toggleable header bar
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* Click to open links
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* Files drag-n-drop support
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Talking about the looks, let us go through the different looks it offers. The default window will look something like the screenshot below.
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![Default look of Blackbox terminal][4]
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#### No header bar
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You can also have no header bar, as shown below. It’s one of the most ‘popular’ features of GTK4 apps.
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![Blackbox without header bar][5]
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You can also enable floating controls in no header-bar mode.
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![Floating controls with no header bar mode][6]
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#### Easy copy and paste (don’t revolt)
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Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V are like the universal keyboard shortcuts for copy-paste.
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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].
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However, some people find it a bit inconvenient not to be able to use their favorite shortcuts for [copy-pasting in the terminal][8].
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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.
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Don’t worry. Ctrl+C can still be used for stopping running commands.
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![Easy copy-paste mode allows using Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V keys][9]
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#### Themes
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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.
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![Available themes for Blackbox][10]
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Let us see how it looks with the Yaru theme and with tabs not expanding, unlike the default Blackbox behaviour.
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![Blackbox with a changed theme][11]
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#### Reset to default
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There are a few more handy features like remember window size, scroll by pixels etc.
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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.
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The option is available in the Advanced tab of Preferences.
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![reset blackbox settings to default][12]
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### Installing Blackbox terminal
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Please keep in mind that **Blackbox is in the early stages of development**. I experienced some crashes when I switched themes.
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To install Blackbox Terminal you should have [Flatpak installed and Flathub repo enabled][13] in your system.
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Use this command to install Blackbox on your system:
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```
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flatpak install flathub com.raggesilver.BlackBox
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```
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On Fedora and some other distributions that integrate with Flatpak, you can install Blackbox from the software center.
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![Blackbox can also be installed in GNOME Software Center][14]
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Once installed, you can launch it from the applications menu.
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#### Removing Blackbox Terminal
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If you don’t like Blackbox and want to remove it, enter the following command to remove it.
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```
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flatpak uninstall flathub com.raggesilver.BlackBox
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```
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### Conclusion
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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.
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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.
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via: https://itsfoss.com/blackbox-terminal/
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作者：[Anuj Sharma][a]
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选题：[lkxed][b]
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译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID)
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校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID)
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本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译，[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出
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[a]: https://itsfoss.com/author/anuj/
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[b]: https://github.com/lkxed
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[1]: https://itsfoss.com/linux-terminal-emulators/
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[2]: https://itsfoss.com/gnome-console/
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[3]: https://github.com/gnunn1/tilix
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[4]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/blackbox-default.png
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[5]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/blackbox-noheader.png
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[6]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/blackbox-floating-controls.png
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[7]: https://itsfoss.com/stop-program-linux-terminal/
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[8]: https://itsfoss.com/copy-paste-linux-terminal/
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[9]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/blackbox-easy-copy-paste.png
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[10]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/blackbox-theme-selection.png
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[11]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/blackbox-yaru.png
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[12]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/blackbox-reset.png
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[13]: https://itsfoss.com/flatpak-guide/
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[14]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/blackbox-install.png
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