{"id":10097,"date":"2021-09-20T13:48:23","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T13:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/?p=10097"},"modified":"2021-09-20T13:48:27","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T13:48:27","slug":"how-to-customize-the-terminal-on-ubuntu-20-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/ubuntu\/how-to-customize-the-terminal-on-ubuntu-20-04\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Customize the Terminal on Ubuntu 20.04"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/h2>\n

In this guide, I am going to demonstrate how to resize the terminal on your Ubuntu Linux machine. Most of the developers and system admins choose the terminal I am using Ubuntu 20.04 Edition. All instructions and commands only apply to Ubuntu.<\/p>\n

Linux Terminal<\/h2>\n

I am using Mate Terminal for this guide as shown below:<\/p>\n

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Mate Terminal starts with a default 80 x 24<\/strong> size. However, this size is never enough to manage the system. Regarding blocks of codes popping up or looking into htop,<\/strong> then we need a wide enough terminal.<\/p>\n

The terminal also has four more builtin sizes that are 80 x 43<\/strong>, 132 x 24<\/strong>, and 132 x 43<\/strong> respectively. In our case we need to resize the terminal manually.<\/p>\n

Terminal Profile<\/h2>\n

As shown in the given screenshot, I want you to click on Profile Preferences in the terminal menu.<\/p>\n

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Profile Preferences<\/h2>\n

As soon as you click the preference, you will see a new dialogue box as shown below. You will notice that there is an option to use a custom terminal at the bottom.<\/p>\n

Now you simply got to check it.<\/p>\n

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Increase the number value<\/h2>\n

Now when you check it, you can enter the desired number of the columns and rows in given fields. You will be ready to resize the terminal then.<\/p>\n

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Next time when you restart the terminal, you will get a different default window as stated above.<\/p>\n

Change Block cursor into Beam cursor<\/h2>\n

Now we will change blinking \u201cblock cursor\u201d to \u201cbeam cursor\u201d.<\/p>\n

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You will select I-Beam as shown in the above image, and the cursor will change into a thin line. Let me show you this in the next screenshot.<\/p>\n

Making space<\/h2>\n

In the above screenshot, notice the first line. It states that by default we don\u2019t need menubar. Once unchecked, you will gain about 2 lines of space in your terminal of the same size. Here is how it will look like.<\/p>\n

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It looks fantastic now. There are amazing hidden features available to customize the terminal on Linux. I will share some more secrets in a future article.<\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/h2>\n

In this guide, we learned how to resize and reconfigure our Ubuntu terminal. The given process is the simplest one. We have already published articles for other terminals using distributions. I implore you to read and share them with your friends and family.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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