Using the Konsole Terminal Emulator On Linux
The KDE Desktop Project created its own terminal emulation package called Konsole Terminal. The Konsole package incorporates basic terminal emulation features, along with more advanced ones expected from a graphical application. This section describes Konsole Terminal features and shows you how to use them.
In the KDE desktop environment, you can access the Konsole Terminal by clicking the icon labeled Kickoff Application Launcher in the lower-left corner of the screen. Then click Applications⇨System⇨Terminal (Konsole).
The Konsole Terminal shows the Konsole Terminal. It was accessed on a KDE desktop environment
in a CentOS Linux distribution.
Remember that, in most desktop environments, you can create a launcher to access applications such as the Konsole Terminal. The command you need to type for the launcher to start up the Konsole terminal emulator is konsole. Also, if the Konsole Terminal is installed, you can start it from another terminal emulator by typing konsole and pressing Enter.
The Konsole Terminal, similar to GNOME Terminal, has several configuration options provided by menus and shortcut keys. The following section describes these various options.
window or in a new window.
When you first start the Konsole Terminal, the only profile listed in the menu is Shell. As more profiles are created and saved, their names appear in the menu list.
Konsole provides an excellent method for tracking what function is taking place in each tab session. Using the Rename Tab menu option, you can name a tab to match its current task. This helps in tracking which open tab session is performing what function.
The View menu, shown in The View Menu Table, contains items for controlling individual session
views in the Konsole Terminal window. In addition, options are available that aid in monitoring terminal session activity.
The Monitor for Silence menu option is used for indicating tab silence. Tab silence occurs when no new text appears in the current tab session for 10 seconds. This allows you to switch to another tab while waiting for application output to stop.
Tab activity, toggled by the Monitor for Activity option, issues a special message when new text appears in the tab session. This option allows you to be notified when output from an application occurs.
Konsole retains a history, formally called a scrollback buffer, for each tab. The history contains output text that has scrolled out of the terminal viewing area. By default, the last 1,000 lines in the scrollback buffer are retained. The Scrollback menu, shown in The Scrollback Menu Table, contains options for viewing this buffer.
You can scroll back through the scrollback buffer by simply using the scrollbar in the viewing area. Also, you can scroll back line by line by pressing the Shift+Up Arrow or scroll back a page (24 lines) at a time by pressing Shift+Page Up.
The Bookmarks menu options, shown in The Bookmarks Menu table, provide a way to manage bookmarks set in the Konsole Terminal window. A bookmark enables you to save your active session’s directory location and then easily return there in either the same session or a new session.
The Settings menu, shown in The Settings Menu Table, allows you to customize and manage your
profiles. Also, you can add a little more functionality to your current tab session. There are no shortcut keys to access these items.
Configure Notifications allows you to associate specific events that can occur within a session with different actions. When one of the events occurs, the defined action (or actions) is taken.
The Help menu, shown in The Help Menu Table, provides the full Konsole handbook (if KDE handbooks were installed in your Linux distribution) and the standard About Konsole dialog box.
Rather extensive documentation is provided to help you use the Konsole terminal emulator package. In addition to help items, you are provided with a Bug Report form to submit to the Konsole Terminal developers when you encounter a program bug.
The Konsole terminal emulator package is young compared to another popular package, xterm. In the next section, we explore the “old-timer” xterm.
Accessing the Konsole Terminal
The Konsole Terminal is the default terminal emulator for the KDE desktop environment. You can easily access it via the KDE environment’s menu system. In other desktop environments, accessing the Konsole Terminal can be a little more difficult.In the KDE desktop environment, you can access the Konsole Terminal by clicking the icon labeled Kickoff Application Launcher in the lower-left corner of the screen. Then click Applications⇨System⇨Terminal (Konsole).
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You may see two terminal menu options within the KDE menu environment. If youIn the GNOME desktop environment, the Konsole terminal is typically not installed by default. If Konsole Terminal has been installed, you can access it via the GNOME menu system. In the upper-left corner of the window, click Applications⇨System Tools⇨Konsole.
do, the Terminal menu option with the words Konsole beneath it is the Konsole
terminal.
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You may not have the Konsole terminal emulation package installed on your system.In the Unity desktop environment, if Konsole has been installed, you can access it via Dash⇨Search and type Konsole. The Konsole Terminal shows up in the Dash home area as an application named Konsole. Click that icon to open the Konsole terminal emulator.
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The Konsole Terminal shows the Konsole Terminal. It was accessed on a KDE desktop environment
in a CentOS Linux distribution.
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| The Konsole Terminal |
The Konsole Terminal, similar to GNOME Terminal, has several configuration options provided by menus and shortcut keys. The following section describes these various options.
The Menu Bar
The Konsole Terminal menu bar contains the configuration and customization options you need to easily view and change features in your terminal emulation session. The following tables briefly describe the menu options and associated shortcut keys.TipThe File menu, shown in The File Menu Table, provides options for starting a new tab in the current
The Konsole Terminal provides a simple menu when you right-click in the active
session area. Several menu items are available in this easy-to-access menu.
window or in a new window.
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| The File Menu Table |
When you first start the Konsole Terminal, the only profile listed in the menu is Shell. As more profiles are created and saved, their names appear in the menu list.
NoteThe Edit menu, shown in The Edit Menu Table, provides options for handling text in the session. Also, managing tab names is in this options list.
As you read through these Konsole Terminal menu options, keep in mind that your
Linux distribution’s Konsole Terminal may have very different menu options
available. This is because some Linux distributions have kept older versions of the
Konsole Terminal emulation package.
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| The Edit Menu Table |
Konsole provides an excellent method for tracking what function is taking place in each tab session. Using the Rename Tab menu option, you can name a tab to match its current task. This helps in tracking which open tab session is performing what function.
The View menu, shown in The View Menu Table, contains items for controlling individual session
views in the Konsole Terminal window. In addition, options are available that aid in monitoring terminal session activity.
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| The View Menu Table |
The Monitor for Silence menu option is used for indicating tab silence. Tab silence occurs when no new text appears in the current tab session for 10 seconds. This allows you to switch to another tab while waiting for application output to stop.
Tab activity, toggled by the Monitor for Activity option, issues a special message when new text appears in the tab session. This option allows you to be notified when output from an application occurs.
Konsole retains a history, formally called a scrollback buffer, for each tab. The history contains output text that has scrolled out of the terminal viewing area. By default, the last 1,000 lines in the scrollback buffer are retained. The Scrollback menu, shown in The Scrollback Menu Table, contains options for viewing this buffer.
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| The Scrollback Menu Table |
You can scroll back through the scrollback buffer by simply using the scrollbar in the viewing area. Also, you can scroll back line by line by pressing the Shift+Up Arrow or scroll back a page (24 lines) at a time by pressing Shift+Page Up.
The Bookmarks menu options, shown in The Bookmarks Menu table, provide a way to manage bookmarks set in the Konsole Terminal window. A bookmark enables you to save your active session’s directory location and then easily return there in either the same session or a new session.
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| The Bookmarks Menu table |
profiles. Also, you can add a little more functionality to your current tab session. There are no shortcut keys to access these items.
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| The Settings Menu Table |
Configure Notifications allows you to associate specific events that can occur within a session with different actions. When one of the events occurs, the defined action (or actions) is taken.
The Help menu, shown in The Help Menu Table, provides the full Konsole handbook (if KDE handbooks were installed in your Linux distribution) and the standard About Konsole dialog box.
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| The Help Menu Table |
Rather extensive documentation is provided to help you use the Konsole terminal emulator package. In addition to help items, you are provided with a Bug Report form to submit to the Konsole Terminal developers when you encounter a program bug.
The Konsole terminal emulator package is young compared to another popular package, xterm. In the next section, we explore the “old-timer” xterm.
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