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Tilix (Previously Terminix) 1.5.8 And Guake 0.8.9 Available In PPA

Tilix (previously called Terminix) and Guake terminal emulators have had new releases recently, and are both available in PPA for Ubuntu / Linux Mint.


Terminix Terminal Emulator Renamed To Tilix, Sees New Bugfix Release

[Quick update] Terminix, a GTK3 tiling terminal emulator, has been renamed to Tilix due to some trademark issues.

Tilix terminal emulator

Tilix (Previously Terminix) 1.5.0 Released With Initial Bookmarks Support, Other Improvements [PPA]

Terminix 1.5.0 (update: the app is now called Tilix) was released recently and it includes initial bookmarks support, a reworked terminal menu, a new feature to raise a notification when inactivity is detected after a specified period of silence, and more.

Terminix terminal emulator

Terminix is a GTK3 tiling terminal emulator. The application allows splitting terminals horizontally and vertically, arranging them using drag'n'drop, save and restore terminal layouts and more.

The so called "Quake" mode feature is also supported. Using this, Terminix behaves like a drop-down terminal, invoked and hidden using a key.

Tilix (Previously Terminix) 1.3.5 Released With Quake Mode Improvements

Terminix (update: the app is now called Tilix) is a GTK3 tiling terminal emulator. The application allows splitting terminals horizontally and vertically, arranging them using drag and drop, along with quite a few other useful features.

Terminix terminal emulator

Audacious 3.8, Terminix 1.3.0, Atom 1.11.1, MATE Dock Applet 0.75 [PPA Updates Part 1]

I've been away for a while and there were quite a few application releases that I had to update in the WebUpd8 PPAs, so here's what I've updated and what's new (I won't post minor updates though).


Audacious 3.8


Audacious 3.8 GTK2
Audacious 3.8 GTK2 interface

Tilix (Previously Terminix) Now Available In PPA For Ubuntu 16.04, 16.10 And Linux Mint 18 [Quick Update]

Terminix GTK3 terminal emulator

Terminix (update: it's now called Tilix) was uploaded to the Debian Sid repositories recently. To make it easier to install and stay up to date with the latest Tilix versions, I used the official Debian packaging (thanks to the packagers!) and created a Terminix / Tilix PPA for Ubuntu 16.04 and Linux Mint 18.

Update: the PPA now also provides packages for Ubuntu 16.10.

GTK3 Tiling Terminal Emulator `Terminix` 1.1.0 Beta Released With UI Changes, Background Image Support

Almost two months after its first stable version, Terminix (update: Terminix is now called Tilix) 1.1.0 beta was released today, bringing UI changes, support for background images and more.

Terminix GTK3 Tiling Terminal Emulator

In case you're not familiar with Terminix, this is a GTK3 tiling terminal emulator. The application allows splitting terminals, both horizontally and vertically (which can be re-arranged using drag'n'drop), and it features options to save and restore the layouts.

Tilix (Previously Terminix): Promising New Tiling Terminal Emulator For GNOME 3

Tilix (previously Terminix is a new GTK3 tiling terminal emulator. The application allows splitting terminals both horizontally and vertically, with re-arrangeable terminals using drag and drop, and options to save and restore terminal layouts.

Terminix GTK3 tiling terminal emulator