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What's the difference between Terminal in Ubuntu desktop (Applications>Accessories>Terminal) and xterm? They look very similar.
alwbtc
Posted 2011-10-06T18:15:04.617
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What is the difference between xterm and terminal in Ubuntu?
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The difference is that xterm is the standard terminal emulator of the X Window System, while gnome-terminal is the standard terminal emulator of the GNOME project.
They are similar because both are terminal emulators.
For more information about why terminals need to be emulated and what a "real" or a "virtual" terminal is read this question and answer: https://askubuntu.com/questions/14284/why-is-a-virtual-terminal-virtual-and-what-why-where-is-the-real-terminal.
A terminal is not a shell. To learn about the difference between a terminal and a shell read this question and answer: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/4126/what-is-the-exact-difference-between-a-terminal-a-shell-a-tty-and-a-con.
lesmana
Posted 2011-10-06T18:15:04.617
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Why can't I use "setenv" command in xterm? – alwbtc – 2011-10-09T13:28:06.540
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most likely because you are running bash inside xterm. setenv is a csh command. It appears to me that you are confusing the terminal with a shell. Learn the difference. It will help you a lot.
– lesmana – 2011-10-09T22:32:19.453Well, that is what I wanted to know. Where can I find explanations about the difference of these two? – alwbtc – 2011-10-10T06:55:23.173
1I added links to my answer. They should help you understand the differences. – lesmana – 2011-10-10T15:10:44.290