Terminal

[Trent Cutler]

Does anyone know of any good terminal programs, or maybe a useful tutorial site is? I know I started the ubuntu group, but I seriously feel really inferior to command line interfaces, even though I've started the group, I'm more interested in learning from you guys.

I know Mario has a sweet terminal set up, I'm hoping to hear from him.

[Ryan]

I generally use the terminal that comes with ubuntu, I think bash is default for it. I don't use the terminal to much because I tend to have an easier and faster time doing things graphically. It would be interesting to hear other people's experience with terminal programs though.

~Ryan

[Ashok Gelal]

I prefer using Yakuake.It is a Terminal emulator but is very easy to use. Though it is natively for KDE, it also runs under gnome.

[Phil]

Depends on what you mean by terminal - if you mean a terminal emulator that lets you run a command line from the GUI, I just use xterm or the default Ubuntu terminal (whatever that is, I'm really not sure). If I have to do a lot of shell work, I actually prefer to leave the GUI entirely. (You can do this without actually exiting by using Ctrl-Alt-Fn, where n is the virtual terminal you want to switch to. 1-4 are usually available for login. Alt-Arrow [left or right] switches to the VT lower or higher. Your GUI is usually on VT 7)

However, if you're talking about the shell that runs inside the terminal, bash is my favorite. It's got the most features. If you're after a smaller shell, an alternative like csh, ash, tcsh, or just plain sh works - mostly. With all that said, bash is my favorite.