How to install Terminator on Linux Mint 21 vanessa or any other Ubuntu-based Linux distribution?

Revisited and updated on December 09th, 2023

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Terminator

Terminator is a popular choice among Linux users, particularly those who work extensively with the command line, because of its advanced features and flexibility.

It's available in the software repositories of many Linux distributions and can be installed using package managers like APT (for Debian/Ubuntu-based systems) or YUM (for Red Hat/Fedora-based systems).

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Let's get down to business

shall we?

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Check your OS

This step is just to make sure you have Linux Mint or a **Ubuntu-**based Linux distribution.

cat /etc/os-release
lsb_release -a
uname -a

Output

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Update package manager repository

sudo apt-get update

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Install

sudo apt install terminator

Output

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Check installation

Version

terminator --version

Output

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Executable file's path

which terminator

Output

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Run

terminator

Output

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Done

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Celebrate

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