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| − | Terminal provides a Bash shell command line, with access to all of the usual cryptic Unix commands, which are generally considered beyond the capabilities of elementary-school children. However, there are always exceptions. A good starting point is [http://en.flossmanuals.net/bin/view/CommandLineIntro/WebHome Introduction to the Gnu/Linux Command Line] from FLOSS Manuals. | + | <noinclude></noinclude> |
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| + | [http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4043 Activity] | [http://git.sugarlabs.org/projects/terminal Source] | [http://download.sugarlabs.org/sources/sucrose/fructose/Terminal Source tarball]| [http://en.flossmanuals.net/terminal FLOSS Manual] | [[OLPC:Terminal]] | | ||
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| + | Tickets in Trac: [http://bugs.sugarlabs.org/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=closed&status=new&status=reopened&groupdesc=1&group=milestone&component=Terminal&order=priority&col=id&col=summary&col=status&col=owner&col=type&col=priority&col=version&col=severity&col=resolution&col=status_field&col=reporter&col=time&col=changetime Sugar Labs] | [http://dev.laptop.org/query?status=assigned&status=closed&status=new&status=reopened&groupdesc=1&group=resolution&max=150&component=terminal-activity&order=id&col=id&col=summary&col=status&col=owner&col=type&col=next_action&col=time&col=changetime OLPC] | | ||
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| + | '''Terminal''' provides a Bash shell command line, with access to all of the usual cryptic Unix commands, which are generally considered beyond the capabilities of elementary-school children. However, there are always exceptions. A good starting point is [http://en.flossmanuals.net/bin/view/CommandLineIntro/WebHome Introduction to the Gnu/Linux Command Line] from FLOSS Manuals. | ||
Midnight Commander is a character mode file manager that can run directly in Terminal. Install it with | Midnight Commander is a character mode file manager that can run directly in Terminal. Install it with | ||
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One of the most requested commands is | One of the most requested commands is | ||
| − | setxkbmap ''keyboard'' | + | Block|setxkbmap ''keyboard'' |
where ''keyboard'' can be us (US English), dvorak, fr (French), and so on. See [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Keyboards olpc:Keyboards] for more. | where ''keyboard'' can be us (US English), dvorak, fr (French), and so on. See [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Keyboards olpc:Keyboards] for more. | ||
Many terminal users find a white-on-black terminal easier on the eyes than the black-on-white Sugar's Terminal defaults to. You can edit the file <tt>~/.sugar/default/terminalrc</tt> and swap the values of <tt>fg_color</tt> and <tt>bg_color</tt> to switch to white-on-black. | Many terminal users find a white-on-black terminal easier on the eyes than the black-on-white Sugar's Terminal defaults to. You can edit the file <tt>~/.sugar/default/terminalrc</tt> and swap the values of <tt>fg_color</tt> and <tt>bg_color</tt> to switch to white-on-black. | ||
Revision as of 17:24, 27 April 2010
Activity | Source | Source tarball| FLOSS Manual | OLPC:Terminal |
Tickets in Trac: Sugar Labs | OLPC |
Terminal provides a Bash shell command line, with access to all of the usual cryptic Unix commands, which are generally considered beyond the capabilities of elementary-school children. However, there are always exceptions. A good starting point is Introduction to the Gnu/Linux Command Line from FLOSS Manuals.
Midnight Commander is a character mode file manager that can run directly in Terminal. Install it with
sudo yum install mc
Be sure to configure Lynx-like motion in Options:Configuration. This lets you navigate the directory tree with the cursor keys.
The user can configure Sugar either in the UI, or using sugar-control-panel from the command line.
One of the most requested commands is
Block|setxkbmap keyboard
where keyboard can be us (US English), dvorak, fr (French), and so on. See olpc:Keyboards for more.
Many terminal users find a white-on-black terminal easier on the eyes than the black-on-white Sugar's Terminal defaults to. You can edit the file ~/.sugar/default/terminalrc and swap the values of fg_color and bg_color to switch to white-on-black.