# cool-retro-term |> Default Amber|C:\ IBM DOS|$ Default Green| |---|---|---| |![Default Amber Cool Retro Term](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/121322/32070717-16708784-ba42-11e7-8572-a8fcc10d7f7d.gif)|![IBM DOS](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/121322/32070716-16567e5c-ba42-11e7-9e64-ba96dfe9b64d.gif)|![Default Green Cool Retro Term](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/121322/32070715-163a1c94-ba42-11e7-80bb-41fbf10fc634.gif)| ## Description cool-retro-term is a terminal emulator which mimics the look and feel of the old cathode tube screens. It has been designed to be eye-candy, customizable, and reasonably lightweight. It uses the QML port of qtermwidget (Konsole) developed by me: https://github.com/Swordfish90/qmltermwidget . This terminal emulator works under Linux and macOS and requires Qt 5.2 or higher. ## Screenshots ![Image]() ![Image]() ![Image]() ## Install Walk the easy way and install cool-retro-term using one of these convenient packages: Just grab the latest AppImage from the release page and make it executable and run it: wget https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term/releases/download/1.1.1/Cool-Retro-Term-1.1.1-x86_64.AppImage chmod a+x Cool-Retro-Term-1.1.1-x86_64.AppImage ./Cool-Retro-Term-1.1.1-x86_64.AppImage **Fedora** has the `cool-retro-term` in the official repositories. All you have to do is `sudo dnf install cool-retro-term`. Users of **openSUSE** can grab a package from [Open Build Service](http://software.opensuse.org/package/cool-retro-term). **Arch** users can install this [package](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/cool-retro-term-git/) directly via the [AUR](https://aur.archlinux.org): trizen -S aur/cool-retro-term-git or use: pacman -S cool-retro-term to install precompiled from community repository. **Gentoo** users can now install the fourth release "1.1.1" from a 3rd-party repository preferably via layman: USE="git" emerge app-portage/layman wget https://www.gerczei.eu/files/gerczei.xml -O /etc/layman/overlays/gerczei.xml layman -f -a qt -a gerczei # those who've added the repo before 27/08/17 should remove, update and add it again as its source has changed ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~*" emerge =x11-terms/cool-retro-term-1.1.1::gerczei The live ebuild (version 9999-r1) tracking the bleeding-edge WIP codebase also remains available. A word of warning: USE flags and keywords are to be added to portage's configuration files and every emerge operation should be executed with '-p' (short option for --pretend) appended to the command line first as per best practice! Users of **Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty) up to 15.10 (Wily)** can use [this PPA](https://launchpad.net/~bugs-launchpad-net-falkensweb). **Ubuntu 17.10** can use [this PPA](https://launchpad.net/%7Evantuz/+archive/ubuntu/cool-retro-term) **Solus** users can install using `eopg`: ``` eopkg it cool-retro-term ``` **macOS** users can grab the latest dmg from the [release page](https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term/releases) or install via Homebrew: ``` brew cask install cool-retro-term ``` **FreeBSD** users can install cool-retro-term with `pkg`: pkg install cool-retro-term ## Build instructions (FreeBSD) Grab a copy of [the FreeBSD Ports Collection](https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports-using.html), modify [`/usr/ports/x11/cool-retro-term/Makefile`](https://svnweb.freebsd.org/ports/head/x11/cool-retro-term/Makefile?view=markup) as you like, and then run `make install` to build and install the emulator: ``` cd /usr/ports/x11/cool-retro-term make install ``` ## Build instructions (Linux) Build cool-retro-term yourself, you know, the retro way. ## Dependencies Make sure to install these first. --- **Ubuntu 14.04** sudo apt-get install build-essential qmlscene qt5-qmake qt5-default qtdeclarative5-dev qtdeclarative5-controls-plugin qtdeclarative5-qtquick2-plugin libqt5qml-graphicaleffects qtdeclarative5-dialogs-plugin qtdeclarative5-localstorage-plugin qtdeclarative5-window-plugin --- **Ubuntu 16.10** sudo apt-get install build-essential qmlscene qt5-qmake qt5-default qtdeclarative5-dev qml-module-qtquick-controls qtdeclarative5-qtquick2-plugin libqt5qml-graphicaleffects qml-module-qtquick-dialogs qtdeclarative5-localstorage-plugin qtdeclarative5-window-plugin --- **Ubuntu 17.04** sudo apt install build-essential libqt5qml-graphicaleffects qml-module-qt-labs-folderlistmodel qml-module-qt-labs-settings qml-module-qtquick-controls qml-module-qtquick-dialogs qmlscene qt5-default qt5-qmake qtdeclarative5-dev qtdeclarative5-localstorage-plugin qtdeclarative5-qtquick2-plugin qtdeclarative5-window-plugin --- **Ubuntu 17.10** sudo apt-get install build-essential qml-module-qtgraphicaleffects qml-module-qt-labs-folderlistmodel qml-module-qt-labs-settings qml-module-qtquick-controls qml-module-qtquick-dialogs qmlscene qt5-default qt5-qmake qtdeclarative5-dev qtdeclarative5-localstorage-plugin qtdeclarative5-qtquick2-plugin qtdeclarative5-window-plugin --- **Debian Jessie and above** sudo apt install build-essential qmlscene qt5-qmake qt5-default qtdeclarative5-dev qml-module-qtquick-controls qml-module-qtgraphicaleffects qml-module-qtquick-dialogs qml-module-qtquick-localstorage qml-module-qtquick-window2 qml-module-qt-labs-settings qml-module-qt-labs-folderlistmodel --- **Fedora** This command should install the known fedora dependencies: sudo yum -y install qt5-qtbase qt5-qtbase-devel qt5-qtdeclarative qt5-qtdeclarative-devel qt5-qtgraphicaleffects qt5-qtquickcontrols redhat-rpm-config or: sudo dnf -y install qt5-qtbase qt5-qtbase-devel qt5-qtdeclarative qt5-qtdeclarative-devel qt5-qtgraphicaleffects qt5-qtquickcontrols redhat-rpm-config --- **Arch Linux** sudo pacman -S qt5-base qt5-declarative qt5-quickcontrols qt5-graphicaleffects --- **openSUSE** Add repository with latest Qt 5 (this is only needed on openSUSE 13.1, Factory already has it): sudo zypper ar http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/Qt5/openSUSE_13.1/ KDE:Qt5 Install dependencies: sudo zypper install libqt5-qtbase-devel libqt5-qtdeclarative-devel libqt5-qtquickcontrols libqt5-qtgraphicaleffects --- **Anyone else** Install Qt directly from here http://qt-project.org/downloads . Once done export them in you path (replace "_/opt/Qt5.3.1/5.3/gcc_64/bin_" with your correct folder): export PATH=/opt/Qt5.3.1/5.3/gcc_64/bin/:$PATH --- ### Compile Once you installed all dependencies (Qt is installed and in your path) you need to compile and run the application: ```bash # Get it from GitHub git clone --recursive https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term.git # Build it cd cool-retro-term # Compile (Fedora and OpenSUSE user should use qmake-qt5 instead of qmake) qmake && make # Have fun! ./cool-retro-term ``` ## Build instructions (macOS) 1. Install [Xcode](https://developer.apple.com/xcode/) and agree to the licence agreement 2. Enter the following commands into the terminal: **Brew** ```sh brew install qt5 git clone --recursive https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term.git export CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/local/opt/qt5/include" export LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/opt/qt5/lib" export PATH=/usr/local/opt/qt5/bin:$PATH cd cool-retro-term qmake && make mkdir cool-retro-term.app/Contents/PlugIns cp -r qmltermwidget/QMLTermWidget cool-retro-term.app/Contents/PlugIns open cool-retro-term.app ``` **MacPorts** ```sh sudo port install qt5 git clone --recursive https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term.git cd cool-retro-term /opt/local/libexec/qt5/bin/qmake && make mkdir cool-retro-term.app/Contents/PlugIns cp -r qmltermwidget/QMLTermWidget cool-retro-term.app/Contents/PlugIns open cool-retro-term.app ``` ## Donations I made this project in my spare time because I love what I'm doing. 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