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how to change default terminal in ubuntu budgie

Ubuntu Budgie comes with tilix by default which may not be suitable for many. When I tried to replace it with xfce4-terminal, I found that nearly most answers included one of the two steps I mentioned below, i.e., editing dconf or updating alternatives. For me neither of them worked when done separately, but when I used them together I was able to change the terminal-emulator.

Solution

  • Steps:

    1. sudo apt install xfce4-terminal
    2. sudo update-alternatives --config x-terminal-emulator

    Select /usr/bin/xfce4-terminal.wrapper as your default. there are two modes auto and manual.

    1. gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.default-applications.terminal exec /usr/bin/xfce4-terminal

    2. gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.default-applications.terminal exec-arg "-x"

    And now you have xfce4-terminal as your default.

    NOTE:
    1. Replace "xfce4-terminal" by the one of your choice.
    2. If you cannot see your terminal in step 2, use sudo update-alternatives --install <link> <name> <path> <priority>. More about it here.
    3. gsettings is a dconf editor. More about it here.