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What is the difference between Xterm and Terminal?

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C. Adlai

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Answered Dec 10, 2020

If in case you are not familiar with these terms, these are known to be emulators. These are both UNIX−based systems that are used in order to run the Windows System. When you say XTerm, this means that this will have support to different Unicode characters.

The terminal is going to have more features as compared to UX. XTerm is known to have some features that are not the same as Terminal but they will also be more minimalistic. Yet, some of the features can be used in a more advanced manner. XTerm can be very effective in making sure that the displays will run at the same time.

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Matz Lewis Clark

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Answered Jul 12, 2020

Both Xterm and terminal are terminal emulators familiar to UNIX based systems running the X Windows System. A terminal is a command-line interface that permits users to communicate in the same way the written word is for human beings. It is one of the most powerful features of Linux that offers users access to the command interface.

Both Xterm and terminal are terminal emulators familiar to UNIX based systems running the X Windows
Each type of desktop has different ways to access the terminal. XTerm is the default terminal emulator package for Linux systems running the X Windows system. Xterm is not installed by default. You must connect in first and launch Xterm from another terminal emulator, such as a terminal. Dissimilar to the terminal, users can have several instances of xterm running simultaneously, which means that each screen corresponds to a separate process, with each one delivering independent input and output for the process running it.

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