How to install termite

command-line compiling make

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Solution 1

Over here is an install script, that nicely explains all dependencies and stuff, I'll just copy that for you ;)

Install dependencies

sudo apt install -y g++ libgtk-3-dev gtk-doc-tools gnutls-bin \
    valac intltool libpcre2-dev libglib3.0-cil-dev libgnutls28-dev \
    libgirepository1.0-dev libxml2-utils gperf build-essential

Get and install vte-ng

git clone https://github.com/thestinger/vte-ng.git
echo export LIBRARY_PATH="/usr/include/gtk-3.0:$LIBRARY_PATH"
cd vte-ng && ./autogen.sh && make && sudo make install
cd ..

Get and install termite, and setup

git clone --recursive https://github.com/thestinger/termite.git
cd termite && make && sudo make install
sudo ldconfig
sudo mkdir -p /lib/terminfo/x
sudo ln -s /usr/local/share/terminfo/x/xterm-termite /lib/terminfo/x/xterm-termite

Voila, this should be it ....

Solution 2

I think the simplest way to install is the following:

cd /tmp
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Corwind/termite-install/master/termite-install.sh
chmod +x ./termite-install.sh
./termite-install.sh

Now update your default terminal emulator:

sudo update-alternatives --config x-terminal-emulator

Have a good day!

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Pepe

Updated on September 18, 2022

Comments

Pepe almost 2 years

I'm using openbox on UbuntuGnome .. if that helps.

So I reviewed the documentation located here:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Termite

and I can't figure out how to install it. I'm very novice and would just like a simple explanation is possible, or at least a nudge in the right direction.

I also followed the instructions here: https://github.com/thestinger/termite

Did the following:

git clone --recursive https://github.com/thestinger/termite.git
cd termite && make

then get this:

ask@ubuntu:~/termite$ make
Package gtk+-3.0 was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `gtk+-3.0.pc'
to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
No package 'gtk+-3.0' found
Package vte-2.91 was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `vte-2.91.pc'
to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
No package 'vte-2.91' found
Package gtk+-3.0 was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `gtk+-3.0.pc'
to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
No package 'gtk+-3.0' found
Package vte-2.91 was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `vte-2.91.pc'
to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
No package 'vte-2.91' found
g++ -std=c++11 -O3 -Wall -Wextra -pedantic -Winit-self -Wshadow -Wformat=2 -Wmissing-declarations -Wstrict-overflow=5 -Wcast-align -Wconversion -Wunused-macros -Wwrite-strings -DNDEBUG -D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=200809L -DTERMITE_VERSION=\"v11\"   -Wno-missing-field-initializers -s -Wl,--as-needed  termite.cc  -o termite
termite.cc:31:21: fatal error: gtk/gtk.h: No such file or directory
compilation terminated.
Makefile:36: recipe for target 'termite' failed
make: *** [termite] Error 1

Pepe over 8 years

I did see that, but i'm not sure how install vte-ng. They don't tell you how to install it. Do you know how to install vte-ng?
Mohit Rajan over 8 years

it should usually be mentioned in the read me file(after download the zip file)
Mohit Rajan over 8 years

try this howtogeek.com/105413/…
Mohit Rajan over 8 years

Answred here:askubuntu.com/questions/739563/how-to-compile-and-insta‌ll-this/…
Benjamin R about 7 years

Downvoted because this does not even attempt to answer the problem. There are many reasons why one would not want to install terminator, for example the UI overhead with titlebar and window borders etc. I find tilix/terminix annoying for the same reasons.
Elder Geek about 7 years

@BenjaminR Thank you for sharing your views. Rest assured that I posted this answer in an honest attempt to help with the belief that an alternative solution would be welcome. Perhaps this question would have had an answer to your liking sooner of you had made an effort to provide one. I'm sure the community would benefit if you would take a more active role. :-)
Benjamin R about 7 years

You've misunderstood me, but I understand why as my comment is definitely sub-ideal when I read it again. I was merely trying to state that assuming the Asker is not aware of terminator or may not have perfectly valid and specific reasons for wanting to use terminix, and instead offering this as an answer when it does not answer the question definitely deserves a downvote. Any answer which does not answer the question does. Asking "Have you tried terminator instead?" in a comment on the question is totally valid.
Elder Geek about 7 years

With all due respect, you misunderstand. I provided a viable alternative which is perfectly acceptable under the guidelines. Here's a quote: "Read the question carefully. What, specifically, is the question asking for? Make sure your answer provides that – or a viable alternative.
Benjamin R about 7 years

I concede the point entirely, thanks for the correction.
Elder Geek about 7 years

@BenjaminR No problem, I'm always eager to help
Elder Geek about 6 years

I don't see how providing the same information in your answer as that which was already provided by the top answer is adding anything.
Evan Carroll over 5 years

Termite is a lightweight terminal emulator. Terminator is a bloated Java 6 Terminal Emulator. I can't see how this is a viable alternative.
Evan Carroll over 5 years

You should not be doing sudo ln -s /usr/local/share/terminfo/x/xterm-termite /lib/terminfo/x/xterm-termite that's a bad idea. What's the point?
d1bro over 5 years

@EvanCarroll if you point out to me why not, I'll change it, but as you might have read in the first paragraph this "solution" is stolen.
Gabriel Ziegler over 5 years

At first, I thought this answer didn't provide a good solution to the question asked, but then I read the comments and not only changed my mind, but I learned more about the community. Thanks @ElderGeek
Elder Geek over 5 years

@GabrielZiegler Welcome to AskUbuntu!
blkpws over 5 years

Why you do a echo of export LIBRARY_PATH="/usr/include/gtk-3.0:$LIBRARY_PATH"?
egmont about 5 years

There are two terminals named Terminator. The one linked from this answer (which has an Ubuntu package, and is shown with the red title bar on the screenshot comparing to Termite) is written in Python, using the VTE widget. The other one, linked from a followup comment, is written in Java.
b-fg about 5 years

This instructions will break your gnome terminal since this requires a newer version of the vte-ng package. Do not follow this instructions or your gnome terminal will be affected.
Elder Geek about 5 years

@egmont Nice catch. It doesn't appear that there were 2 terminators when I wrote this answer. The follow up comment over a year and a half later (noe deleted) was simply a response to this one reviewing the Java version. Feel free to edit answers that can be improved.
BlkPengu almost 5 years

fatal: could not create work tree dir 'vte-ng': No such file or directory