Install tilda (pop-up terminal) on Xubuntu

Tilda is a terminal emulator that can be accessed using one keystroke, popping-up like a Quake terminal.

Install

Open a terminal window and run:
sudo apt-get install tilda

Run

Hit Alt+F2 and type: tilda.
Once tilda is running, hit F1 to open the terminal pop-up.

Suggestions

  1. Add tilda to startup and type this as the command: tilda -h
  2. Open a new tab hitting Ctrl+Shift+T and change tabs using Ctrl+PageUp/Ctrl+PageDown
  3. If you like the wallpaper, check out: Wilson's Sketch Blog

References

Tilda Documentation

Comments

  1. Frank RothApril 22, 2012 at 8:29 PM

    Thank you searched a while for this cool quake3 console :)

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    1. Wilson SantosApril 22, 2012 at 9:43 PM

      You're welcome. It's not only very cool, it's very useful too.

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  2. BrunnoJune 22, 2012 at 1:44 AM

    Nice, I have used Guake on GNOME, didn't know Tilda worked so well within XFCE, thanks for the "-h" tipo on adding it to the session.

    Nice site by the way. :)

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  3. Wilson SantosOctober 7, 2014 at 1:47 PM

    Hi, thanks.

    I already have that covered here: http://xubuntugeek.blogspot.pt/2013/01/how-to-use-xfce4-terminal-as-quake-like.html

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  4. blackboxcoderOctober 7, 2014 at 4:56 PM

    Oh, I`m sorry! Maybe you could link to your post ;)

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