I’ve been using YeahConsole for quite some time now and snobbing off Yakuake because I am using Gnome for my Desktop GUI. But missed the flashiness of Yakuake – it was flashy especially with the true transparency.
GUAKE!
Years ago prior to checking out YeahConsole, I found Guake. Guake at the time, was buggy as hell. at the time, the Developer was in hiatus and I thought to myself, wouldn’t it be great if someone could actually pick this project up.
Latest version is in the Ubuntu Repos!
Then earlier this year, while I was still using Jaunty, I tried to install guake from the Ubuntu repo and they have finally upgraded to the latest version (at the time) – I’m using Karmic Koala Alpha 6 which has 0.4 available.
Install it now!
To install Guake in Ubuntu, Kubuntu or Xubuntu you can either install it from synaptic or from the command-line:
$sudo aptitude install guake.
After installation is done, start the program up from your Applications >> Accessories menu or from the command-line with $guake and you have a native gnome drop down terminal with true transparency support at your disposal. I’m very happy with Guake!
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If you have installed Guake and configured its transparency but you’re still not getting “true transparency”, do the following:
Exit Guake.
Then on the Ubuntu bar up top, click:
System > Preferences > Appearance > click on the Visual Effects tab > select Normal
Now start Guake again and configure its transparency. It should now work fine.