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

1. Open a terminal window by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T.

2. 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-dev
   

3. Clone the Tabby repository from Github by running the following command:

   git clone https://github.com/bertvandepoel/tabby.git
   

4. Navigate to the cloned Tabby directory by running the following command:

   cd tabby
   

5. Build and install Tabby by running the following commands:

   mkdir build
   cd build
   cmake ..
   make
   sudo make install
   

6. Verify that Tabby has been installed by running the following command:

   tabby --version
   

   This should display the version number of Tabby.

7. Launch Tabby by running the following command:

   tabby
   

   This 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.

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