How to install Tabby on Linux Mint
Tabby is a terminal emulator that has the ability to manage multiple shell sessions within a single window. In this tutorial, we will walk through the steps to install Tabby on Linux Mint.
Prerequisites
- Linux Mint installed on your system
- Access to the terminal
Steps
Open a terminal window by pressing
Ctrl + Alt + T.Install the dependencies required for Tabby by running the following command:
sudo apt-get install build-essential cmake libgtk-3-dev libglib2.0-dev libgnutls28-dev libjson-glib-devClone the Tabby repository from Github by running the following command:
git clone https://github.com/bertvandepoel/tabby.gitNavigate to the cloned Tabby directory by running the following command:
cd tabbyBuild and install Tabby by running the following commands:
mkdir build cd build cmake .. make sudo make installVerify that Tabby has been installed by running the following command:
tabby --versionThis should display the version number of Tabby.
Launch Tabby by running the following command:
tabbyThis will launch Tabby in the terminal.
Conclusion
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Tabby on Linux Mint. Tabby is a powerful terminal emulator that allows you to manage multiple shell sessions in a single window, which can greatly improve your productivity.