# cool-retro-term
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## 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.
Settings such as colors, fonts, and effects can be accessed via context menu.
## Screenshots
## 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.
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 install --cask 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
---
**snapcraft (most of distros)**
sudo snap install cool-retro-term --classic
---
**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
```
**Homebrew**
```sh
brew cask install cool-retro-term
```
## Donations
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