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### Cool-Retro-Term 1.1.1 (Stable Version)
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					Welcome to the cool-retro-term Wiki. Here you can find some useful information regarding:
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<a href="https://linkify.me/PZX1RCr"><img src="https://github.com/aidenlab/JuiceboxLegacy/wiki/images/winlogo.png" width=100 align="middle"/></a>      <a href="https://linkify.me/PZX1RCr">Cool-Retro-Term for Windows</a>
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					* [Installing](https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term/wiki/Install)
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					* [Building (Linux)](https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term/wiki/Build-Instructions-(Linux))
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<a href="https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term/releases"><img src="https://github.com/aidenlab/JuiceboxLegacy/wiki/images/maclogo.png" width=100 align="middle"/></a>      <a href="https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term/releases">Cool-Retro-Term for Mac</a>
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					* [Building (macOS)](https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term/wiki/Build-Instructions-(macOS))
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<a href="https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term/releases"><img src="https://www.rvmis.com/vendor/Tux.svg.png" width=100 align="middle"/></a>      <a href="https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term/releases">Cool-Retro-Term for Linux</a>
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## Description
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cool-retro-term is a terminal emulator which mimics the look and feel of the old cathode tube screens.
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It has been designed to be eye-candy, customizable, and reasonably lightweight.
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It uses the QML port of qtermwidget (Konsole) developed by me: https://github.com/Swordfish90/qmltermwidget.
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This terminal emulator works under Linux and macOS and requires Qt 5.2 or higher.
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Settings such as colors, fonts, and effects can be accessed via context menu.
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## Screenshots
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## Install
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Walk the easy way and install cool-retro-term using one of these convenient packages:
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Just grab the latest AppImage from the release page and make it executable and run it:
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    wget https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term/releases/download/1.1.1/Cool-Retro-Term-1.1.1-x86_64.AppImage
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    chmod a+x Cool-Retro-Term-1.1.1-x86_64.AppImage
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    ./Cool-Retro-Term-1.1.1-x86_64.AppImage
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**Fedora** has the `cool-retro-term` in the official repositories. All you have to do is `sudo dnf install cool-retro-term`.
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Users of **openSUSE** can grab a package from [Open Build Service](http://software.opensuse.org/package/cool-retro-term).
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**Arch** users can install this [package](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/cool-retro-term-git/) directly via the [AUR](https://aur.archlinux.org):
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    trizen -S aur/cool-retro-term-git
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or use:
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    pacman -S cool-retro-term
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to install precompiled from community repository.
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Users of **Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty) up to 15.10 (Wily)** can use [this PPA](https://launchpad.net/~bugs-launchpad-net-falkensweb).
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**Ubuntu 17.10** can use [this PPA](https://launchpad.net/%7Evantuz/+archive/ubuntu/cool-retro-term)
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**Solus** users can install using `eopg`:
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**macOS** users can grab the latest dmg from the [release page](https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term/releases) or install via Homebrew or MacPorts:
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port install cool-retro-term
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**FreeBSD** users can install cool-retro-term with `pkg`:
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    pkg install cool-retro-term
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## Build instructions (FreeBSD)
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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:
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cd /usr/ports/x11/cool-retro-term
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## Build instructions (Linux)
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Build cool-retro-term yourself, you know, the retro way.
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## Dependencies
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Make sure to install these first.
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    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
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Add repository with latest Qt 5 (this is only needed on openSUSE 13.1, Factory already has it):
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### Compile
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Once you installed all dependencies (Qt is installed and in your path) you need to compile and run the application: 
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# Get it from GitHub
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git clone --recursive https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term.git
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# Compile (Fedora and OpenSUSE user should use qmake-qt5 instead of qmake)
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1. Install [Xcode](https://developer.apple.com/xcode/) and agree to the licence agreement
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**Brew**
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**Homebrew**
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## Donations
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I made this project in my spare time because I love what I'm doing. If you are enjoying it, and you want to buy me a beer click [here](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=flscogna%40gmail%2ecom&lc=IT&item_name=Filippo%20Scognamiglio¤cy_code=EUR&bn=PP%2dDonationsBF%3abtn_donate_LG%2egif%3aNonHosted).
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You can also add "bounties" on your favourite issues. More information on the [Bountysource](https://www.bountysource.com/teams/crt/issues) page.
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