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If you’re like me and use terminal sessions like tommy guns in twitch games – or if you just want easy access to a terminal whenever you like with the push of one key on your keyboard then you’ll love Yakuake.

To install this program, open up a terminal session (Applications-> Accessories-> Terminal) and type:

sudo apt-get install yakuake

You’ll be prompted to install this program and all of it’s dependencies, so type Yes (Y).

When that finishes, you’ll have Yakuake (which does sound like something dirty from Japan) installed. To test it out, type this in your terminal:

yakuake

You should see a little box pop up on your desktop telling you that the program has started. That’s a great sign. Now hit your F12 key and a terminal should spring into being fully formed, like one of Zeus’ prodigy. Yes? Great. Let’s move on to configure Yakuake to start when your computer does and use the ‘~’ key instead of F12.

Go to System-> Preferences-> Sessions. From there click the +Add button. In the name field type:

IloveArsGeek

Or. . .whatever you want. In the command field, enter:

yakuake

Now click the OK button to save this. The next time you log out and back in or restart your machine, Yakuake will be there with you.

To configure it, launch it by hitting F12 (if it’s not already started) and click the little down arrow on the right hand side, bottom.

Now, click Configure Global Shortcuts. Once there, click on the only one you should see, which reads “Open/Retract Yakuake F12“. Choose the Custom radio button below and then, gently and with great caution, type ‘~‘ once. Click OK.

You can now hop right into a terminal session just like you would when you’re playing your favorite FPS.

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