Install Cool Retro Terminal on Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distributions
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Category: Xubuntu
Added: 5th of June 2021
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Cool Retro Terminal is a retro inspired Terminal Emulator with the aim of providing the look and feel of old cathode tube screens. Cool Retro Terminal can also be used as a replacement to your existing Terminal Emulators.
To install Cool Retro Terminal from the repositories on Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distributions enter the following command below
sudo apt-get install cool-retro-term
To install Cool Retro Terminal as a snap package
sudo snap install cool-retro-term --classic
Once launched, to access the settings menu right click on the Window.
From here you can change the Profile, Change the scaling and other settings.
Here are some different profiles you can use
IBM 3278
Vintage
Default Pixelated
To run Cool Retro Terminal in fullscreen enter the following command in the terminal
cool-retro-term --fullscreen
To reset Cool Retro Terminal to default settings enter the following command in the terminal
cool-retro-term --default-settings
