How to Install a Retro-Looking Terminal on Linux

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Issue

I wanted a Linux terminal emulator that looks like an old-school CRT display, with retro visuals and customizable effects.

Standard terminal emulators look modern and lack the nostalgic CRT aesthetic.

Solution

The best option is cool-retro-term, a terminal emulator that mimics vintage cathode ray tube screens. It’s available in most Linux distributions’ repositories. Here’s how to install it on popular distros:

Ubuntu / Debian
sudo apt update sudo apt install cool-retro-term
Fedora
sudo dnf install cool-retro-term
Arch Linux / Manjaro
sudo pacman -S cool-retro-term
openSUSE
sudo zypper install cool-retro-term
macOS (via Homebrew)
brew install --cask cool-retro-term

After installation, launch cool-retro-term from your application menu or by typing cool-retro-term in your current terminal.

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