How to set the Gnome Default Terminal Emulator on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
A terminal emulator is an application that is used to execute Bash commands, work with files, communicate with other computers, perform administrative tasks and configurations, etc., all in text form. It uses the command line so that Unix users of all shades can enjoy it. It gives you the feeling of a real physical emulator equipped with a keyboard and monitor. You can install and use multiple emulator terminals on Ubuntu. Ubuntu also allows you to set the standard terminal emulator according to your needs and wishes. In this tutorial, we will learn how to do this. We will execute the commands below in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver). Open the default terminal emulator on your Ubuntu by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T . The standard terminal on our machine is the Gnome Terminal . Change Terminal Emulator from Gnome Terminal to Xterm Run the following command: $ sudo update-alternatives --config x-terminal-emulator Tip: You can also copy this command from the tutori...