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Learn the steps to install the Kitty Terminal emulator on Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy JellyFish or 20.04 Focal fossa to have a lightweight application to perform instructions.

Ubuntu is a popular Linux distribution that comes with a standard GNOME Terminal software. However, we should not restrict ourselves to just that. There are many other feature-rich terminals such as Tabby and Terminators, while for people looking for lightweight terminals that can make the most of GPU power, emulator applications similar to Kitty and Alacritty can be used.

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In this tutorial we will talk about Kitty Terminal developed in the Python and C programming languages. It is an extremely configurable Terminal application in the open source class, the provisioning code is available on the GitHub .

Well, Kitty Terminal should not be a fancy application with lots of inbuilt features as it is developed to keep one factor in mind i.e. efficiency and low consumption of system assets. However, the consumer can customize it with the help of its setting such as fonts, window size, background and foreground color, and more…

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Steps to put in Kitty Terminal on Ubuntu 22.04 or 20.04

There are two methods to put in the Kitty Terminal on Ubuntu, one is to use the APT package supervisor and the opposite is to manually include the Kitty binary in the system. Right here we present each one.

# 1st methodology using APT package supervisor, however, Kitty's version will not be the latest…

1. Replace Ubuntu 22.04 or 20.04

No matter what model of Ubuntu you are using, to begin with, run the system replacement command to ensure that all current packages are updated.

sudo apt replace && sudo apt improve

2. Use Apt to put in Kitty Terminal

Kitty is available to install using the default system repository of Ubuntu 22.04 and 20.4. However, the model obtained through it will not be the most recent.

sudo apt set up kitty

Once the setup is complete, you should have the Kitty icon in the utility launcher space.

#2md Methodology: Using the latest binary

3. Configure Kitty on Ubuntu 22.04 or 20.04 using binary

Those who need the latest Kitty model can opt for the Binary methodology. To do so, follow the instructions provided to obtain and run a script that can routinely save the Kitty Terminal binary file on your Linux system.

sudo apt set up curl -y
curl -L https://sw.kovidgoyal.web/kitty/installer.sh | sh /dev/stdin launch=n

4. Add kitty to PATH

After executing the above command, the Kitty Terminal binary will routinely save below a listing, path –  ~/.native/kitty.app/bin/

Now, let's create a symbolic link for it so that we can run it directly using any Terminal.

sudo ln -s ~/.native/kitty.app/bin/kitty /usr/native/bin/

5. Create desktop shortcuts and utilities

Those who do not wish to launch Kitty using their existing terminal can create a utility shortcut using the instructions provided:

For the utility launcher:

cp ~/.native/kitty.app/share/functions/kitty.desktop ~/.native/share/functions/

To open text and image file data in Kitty through the file manager, also run the given command:

cp ~/.native/kitty.app/share/functions/kitty-open.desktop ~/.native/share/functions/

Add icon:

sed -i "s|Icon=kitty|Icon=/house/$USER/.native/kitty.app/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/kitty.png|g" ~/.native/share/functions/kitty *.desktop
sed -i "s|Exec=kitty|Exec=/house/$USER/.native/kitty.app/bin/kitty|g" ~/.native/share/functions/kitty*.desktop

For Desktop Shortcut 

 cp ~/.native/kitty.app/share/functions/kitty.desktop ~/Desktop
sed -i "s|Icon=kitty|Icon=/house/$USER/.native/kitty.app/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/kitty.png|g" ~/Desktop/kitty*.desktop
sed -i "s|Exec=kitty|Exec=/house/$USER/.native/kitty.app/bin/kitty|g" ~/Desktop/kitty*.desktop

Enable shortcut launch:

gio set ~/Desktop/kitty*.desktop metadata::trusted true
chmod a+x ~/Desktop/kitty*.desktop

7. Run Terminal Kitty

After efficiently adopting any of the two strategies given above to install Kitty Terminal on Ubuntu, to run the application click on the hyperlink Actions and look for Kitty. Because the icon appears to click to execute the same.

8. The best way to replace

Customers who used the APT package supervisor to install Kitty can simply replace it using the system replace and update command, here it is.

sudo apt replace && sudo apt improve

However, you probably adopted the guide's methodology and simply ran the command provided:

curl -L https://sw.kovidgoyal.web/kitty/installer.sh | sh /dev/stdin launch=n

9. Uninstall Kitty terminal from Ubuntu 22.04 or 20.04

Remove Kitty Terminal if you don't like it or it's not working. Those who used the APT package supervisor to place it can run:

sudo apt autoremove --purge kitty

Whereas manually binary clients can go to this command:

rm -r ~/.native/kitty.app/