May 2017
Beginner
222 pages
3h 50m
English
Content preview from Working with Linux ??? Quick Hacks for the Command Line
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Guake – not Quake!
Terminator works well for all sorts of tasks, especially when working long sessions on multiple items. However, sometimes there are scenarios where you need to quickly access a terminal in order to run a command, check a status, or run a task in the foreground for a long time--all of these without opening too many tabs. Guake is excellent in such situations. It is a handy, easy-to-use terminal that you can open on any workspace on top of your existing windows, by pressing F12.
We will install it right now by using a simple command line. As shown below, open your terminal and type sudo apt install guake:
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apt is the new package ...