How to Change transparency of the terminal window in ubuntu

By | July 21, 2016

STEP 1:

Open the terminal (short code: CTRL+ALT+T).

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STEP 2:

And it should have a default solid colour as background like this.

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STEP 3:

Right click on any part of the terminal and select the “profile” option, the “Profile Preferences”.

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STEP 4:

Select the “background” tab to reveal 3 options: “Solid color”, “Background image”, “Transparent background”.

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STEP 5:

When you select the “background image” option then you select the image file of your choice for the background (mine the favourite captain Jack Sparrow).

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STEP 6:

When you select the “Transparent background” option the terminal becomes transparent, you can use the slider underneath to adjust the transparency level to you choice.

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That would be all for now, thanks.

Happy Linux’NG!


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