How do I set default terminal to terminator?

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Running Turtle picture Running Turtle · May 29, 2013 · Viewed 155.2k times · Source

Using Xubuntu.

I'd like to have terminator replace the default terminal. For instance, when right-clicking inside a folder then selecting open terminal, I'd like Terminator to open instead of the default.

How can I achieve this ?

Answer

devnull picture devnull · May 29, 2013

From within a terminal, try

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

Select the desired terminal from the list of alternatives.

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