Ubuntu default terminal missing on 13.04
There was a problem with my Unity on Ubuntu 13.04 install in which I could not see any icons after logging in. Just a blank screen.
Used ccsm to purge Unity, reinstalled it and reset the settings after which it worked fine. After these steps I noticed that the default Terminal icon is missing from the DASH home search. CTRL+ALT+T key sequence also does not open the terminal(even though this keyboard shortcut is already in place).
I've reset Unity and Compiz and restarted my system, but the issue still persists.
Can't seem to find any solution in the forums. Can someone please help? Its annoying to use Xterm instead of the default Terminal.
3 Answers
Using your xterm write those commands:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-terminal
sudo apt-get install gnome-terminalThe password is your account password and those commands will reinstall gnome-terminal, which should be the "default" terminal.
I hope it will fix.
Follow these steps to set gnome-terminal as default
Execute following command in terminal
exo-preferred-applicationsPreferred Applications Window will open go to Utilities tab.
Under Terminal Emulator chose
Gnome Terminal.if
Gnome Terminalnot listed, install it bysudo apt-get install gnome-terminalClose the window.
That's all..! Reply if something goes wrong..:)
If you removed Unity, you may be missing other desktop dependencies, or they may not be on their latest versions. To get everything installed again, open up Xterm and run these commands:
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktopThis will reinstall the ubuntu-desktop meta package, which depends on all the other components of the desktop (and was likely removed if you ran apt-get purge unity).
If you're still missing the default Terminal, then run this command:
sudo apt-get install gnome-terminal
