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Step 3Customizing the Terminal
Before we start I would like to say that I am not responsible for any damage that may occur to your system while following these instructions.
Terminal customizations can be added two ways: directly to the .bashrc file, located in /home/user name/.bashrc, or by writing a separate script and having .bashrc refer to it. For this we will be using the second method. First off I would like to say that I got this idea from lifehacker so I will provide the original terminal tweaks file as well as my modified one. Unfortunately for you you will have to download the text files and resave them in your home directory either as .LifehackerTerminalTweaks or .terminaltweaks, depending on which you downloaded. Once downloaded and resaved you can now put them to use. First go into your home folder and find a file called .bashrc (if you can't find it try turning on hidden files, see pic below), open it and add the following script to the bottom.
if (insert square bracket here) -f ~/.bashrc (insert square bracket here); then
source ~/.terminaltweaks
fi
For the script above where it says "(insert square bracket here)" use the square parentheses. I can't actually write them in because the instructables text editor reads it as a link. Sorry.
Now save it. When you open the terminal now it should appear different, with a calender, welcome message, etc. If you don't like the way it customized you terminal you can just delete the script you added to the end of .bashrc. If you want to customize it further open up either .LifehackerTerminalTweaks or .terminaltweaks. Unless you really now what you're doing when you go to customize these scripts I don't recommend cnanging anything except the welcome message area. This displays the message displayed on the terminal screen upon startup.
One last thing, changing your terminal's background and text colors. I am going to show you this because my friends frequently ask me how to do it. First open up your terminal, right click and select "edit current profile...", now click on the colors tab. Uncheck the box that says use colors from system theme. There should now be two clickable boxes below, one for text and one for the background, select the colors you would like and click the close button.
Ta da, you now have a basic understanding the terminal and have customized it to suit your needs. Any question please post a comment or PM me.
Terminal customizations can be added two ways: directly to the .bashrc file, located in /home/user name/.bashrc, or by writing a separate script and having .bashrc refer to it. For this we will be using the second method. First off I would like to say that I got this idea from lifehacker so I will provide the original terminal tweaks file as well as my modified one. Unfortunately for you you will have to download the text files and resave them in your home directory either as .LifehackerTerminalTweaks or .terminaltweaks, depending on which you downloaded. Once downloaded and resaved you can now put them to use. First go into your home folder and find a file called .bashrc (if you can't find it try turning on hidden files, see pic below), open it and add the following script to the bottom.
if (insert square bracket here) -f ~/.bashrc (insert square bracket here); then
source ~/.terminaltweaks
fi
For the script above where it says "(insert square bracket here)" use the square parentheses. I can't actually write them in because the instructables text editor reads it as a link. Sorry.
Now save it. When you open the terminal now it should appear different, with a calender, welcome message, etc. If you don't like the way it customized you terminal you can just delete the script you added to the end of .bashrc. If you want to customize it further open up either .LifehackerTerminalTweaks or .terminaltweaks. Unless you really now what you're doing when you go to customize these scripts I don't recommend cnanging anything except the welcome message area. This displays the message displayed on the terminal screen upon startup.
One last thing, changing your terminal's background and text colors. I am going to show you this because my friends frequently ask me how to do it. First open up your terminal, right click and select "edit current profile...", now click on the colors tab. Uncheck the box that says use colors from system theme. There should now be two clickable boxes below, one for text and one for the background, select the colors you would like and click the close button.
Ta da, you now have a basic understanding the terminal and have customized it to suit your needs. Any question please post a comment or PM me.
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