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[#]: subject: "Terminator: The Tiling Terminal Emulator for Linux Pros"
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[#]: via: "https://itsfoss.com/terminator/"
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[#]: author: "Anuj Sharma https://itsfoss.com/author/anuj/"
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[#]: collector: "lkxed"
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[#]: translator: " "
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Terminator: The Tiling Terminal Emulator for Linux Pros
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======
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You might have seen some colleagues or YouTubers using a terminal window with multiple terminal sessions running in it.
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![gnu screen][1]
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Some pro Linux users do the multiple split pane with screen or [tmux commands][2]. These commands work in any terminal application but involve a steep learning curve.
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If you want multiple terminal sessions in the same application window without the complexity of the tmux or [screen commands][3], Terminator is your friend.
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No, not that terminator. This terminator 👇
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![terminator htop neofetch cmatrix][4]
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The [terminal emulators][5] installed on your system may have multiple-tab support. On the other hand, Terminator supports multiple resizable terminal panels.
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It emulates something like a tiling window manager and tiles the terminal panel in a single window.
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In this article, I’ll show you how to install and use Terminator in Ubuntu and other Linux distributions.
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But before that, let’s have a quick look at the features Terminator offers.
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### Terminator gives you multiple terminal sessions in the same window
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[Terminator][6] is a GTK application based on GNOME Terminal that uses VTE3 (Virtual Terminal Emulator widget GTK3).
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Being an application based on GNOME Terminal it has some dependencies linked with the GNOME Desktop Environment.
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However, I found the application relatively lightweight, even with the GNOME dependencies. Perhaps it should not be a problem to use it on other desktop environments.
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From the outside, Terminator might look like any other terminal emulator. But the possibilities are endless with Terminator and I will show them to you in later sections.
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![terminator htop multiple][7]
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#### Features
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Let me summarize some of the main features of Terminator:
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- Terminals in tiling layout
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- Supports multiple tabs
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- Drag and drop terminal panel (great mouse support)
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- Keyboard shortcuts akin to tiling window managers
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- Saving layouts and profiles so one can get a quick head start
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- Extensible through plugins
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### Installing Terminator
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Installing Terminator is as simple as installing any other package because it is available in the official repositories of all mainstream distributions you can name.
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For your convenience, I have listed the commands for some major distributions below.
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For Ubuntu and Debian based distributions, enter the below command to install Terminator:
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```
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sudo apt install terminator
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```
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For Fedora and Red Hat based distributions, use:
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sudo dnf install terminator
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```
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For Arch and Manjaro based distributions, enter the below command to update and install Terminator:
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sudo pacman -Syu terminator
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```
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Note: You might not get the latest version of Terminator in some of the Long term release distributions’ repos.
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One can also install Terminator using the Graphical Package Manager provided by your distribution. But, there is no fun in installing a Terminal Emulator from the GUI.
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### Using Terminator
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When you launch Terminator default window will look like a simple Terminal window. But, with some patience, it can work like a tiling window manager inside a single window.
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![terminator default window][8]
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Terminator allows you to use the mouse for creating new panes by splitting the present one horizontally and vertically.
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![terminator right click option][9]
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However, you’ll be a lot faster with keyboard shortcuts. It takes some time to get used to the keys but you’ll get there eventually.
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Here, I opened [htop][10] in the first panel as shown below.
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![terminator htop][11]
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To create a new terminal panel to the right, just enter `Ctrl + Shift + e` shortcut keys. Secondly, I have used [neofetch][12] in the right panel, as shown below.
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![terminator htop neofetch][13]
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Lastly, I created another panel below the one with neofetch using `Ctrl + Shift + o` shortcut keys and launched `cmatrix` here. It’s one of those useless but [amusing Linux commands][14].
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![terminator htop neofetch cmatrix][15]
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Above is the final screenshot of what I did in this walkthrough. Now you understand why I said that Terminator creates a tiling window manager like environment in a single window.
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This tiling feature will come in handy if you need to open many terminals without installing a Tiling Window Manager. Terminator also supports tabs but the tiling feature is the USP of this application, in my opinion.
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Terminator is one of the few applications that come with great documentation. If you need more information, please take a look at its [documentation][16].
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### Conclusion
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I believe all terminal emulators support tabbed interface. But you’ll have to switch between the tabs and it’s not convenient when you have to keep an eye on multiple sessions simultaneously.
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Terminator may not look as good as [Blackbox][17] or [GNOME Console][18]. But it has features that seasoned Linux users love.
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It serves a purpose that may not what every Linux user needs or wants. I leave it up to you to decide if it is worth your time.
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via: https://itsfoss.com/terminator/
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作者：[Anuj Sharma][a]
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选题：[lkxed][b]
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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/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/gnu-screen.webp
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[2]: https://linuxhandbook.com/tmux/
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[3]: https://linuxhandbook.com/screen-command/
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[4]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/terminator-htop-neofetch-cmatrix.png
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[5]: https://itsfoss.com/linux-terminal-emulators/
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[6]: https://github.com/gnome-terminator/terminator
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[7]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/terminator-htop-multiple.png
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[8]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/terminator-default-window.png
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[9]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/terminator-right-click-option.png
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[10]: https://itsfoss.com/use-htop/
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[11]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/terminator-htop.png
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[12]: https://itsfoss.com/using-neofetch/
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[13]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/terminator-htop-neofetch.png
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[14]: https://itsfoss.com/funny-linux-commands/
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[15]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/terminator-htop-neofetch-cmatrix.png
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[16]: https://gnome-terminator.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
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[17]: https://itsfoss.com/blackbox-terminal/
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[18]: https://itsfoss.com/gnome-console/
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