GNOME Terminal

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Appearance

Users can choose a custom font, change colors and backgrounds, and zoom the text.help.gnome.org · read 10 Oct 2026

Links

Terminal can open links to web and email addresses.help.gnome.org · read 10 Oct 2026

Profiles

Users can create, rename, and delete profiles.help.gnome.org · read 10 Oct 2026

Project background

The GNOME Project says it was founded in 1997 and is supported by the non-profit GNOME Foundation.gnome.org · read 10 Oct 2026

Purpose

GNOME Terminal is a terminal program for GNOME that provides access to command-line applications in a graphical interface.help.gnome.org · read 10 Oct 2026

Run commands

Terminal can launch programs and run commands.help.gnome.org · read 10 Oct 2026

Shell settings

Terminal can be configured to start a command or a different shell at startup, including a login shell.help.gnome.org · read 10 Oct 2026

SSH support

Yesgnome.org · read 20 Sep 2026

Support documentation

GNOME provides Terminal help covering setup, text handling, appearance, behavior, advanced settings, and troubleshooting.help.gnome.org · read 10 Oct 2026

Supported environments

GNOME describes its software as providing the user experience for the main Linux distributions.gnome.org · read 10 Oct 2026

Supported platforms

linuxgnome.org · read 20 Sep 2026

Tabs

Users can enable, add, remove, and reorder Terminal tabs.help.gnome.org · read 10 Oct 2026

Text tools

Terminal supports copying and pasting text, searching output, and saving output to a file.help.gnome.org · read 10 Oct 2026

Underlying technology

Terminal is largely based on VTE, which provides widgets that implement a functional terminal emulator.help.gnome.org · read 10 Oct 2026

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