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eDEX-UI Terminal for Windows, Mac and Linux
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eDE X-UI is a fullscreen window, cross-platform terminal emulator, and system monitor
which looks and feels like a sci-fi computer inter face.
Features of eDE X-UI
It has fully featured terminal emulator Tabs, colors, mouse events, and other
features.
It suppor ts curses and curses-like applications.
It also monitors real-time-time systems (CPU, R AM, swap, processes).
It provides optional sound effects made by a talented sound designer to get a
Hollywood hacking vibe.
It has a director y viewer that follows the CWD (current working director y) of the
terminal.
Provides advanced customization options, including themes and optional sound
effects.
Installing eDE X-UI
Go to your search engine and search for eDE X-UI on Github and then download the
binar y file according to your OS.
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Fig 1: Downloading eDE X-UI.
Then go to the download director y where the downloaded file is, right-click and select
proper ties. Under proper ties, go to the permissions tab and check on execute option
under owner to give executable permission to the file.
Fig 2 : Giving executable permission to the file.
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Running eDE X-UI
Double click on the file and click on yes when asked to integrate eDE X-UI with your
system.
FIg 3: CLick on yes to integrate.
In the image shown below, we can see that eDE X-UI is up and running.
Fig 4: eDE X-UI is running.
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In the top-lef t corner, we can see the time. Below it there is the CPU usage. The bottom-
lef t corner shows the file system, whereas the top-right shows the network status.
To exit eDE X-UI, press ALT+F4.
Settings.json file
eDE X-UI comes with an integrated settings.json file that stores all your parameters.
Setting.json file is located in userData/settings.json. You can access the settings.json
file with the Ctrl+Shif t+S keyboard shor tcut or you can also access it by going to the user
data folder in the file system and select settings.json file.
Fig 5: Settings.json file.
Keyboard Layout
eDE X-UI comes with its own screen keyboard which creates flexibility for users with
touch-screen devices. By default, the installed and active keyboard is QWERT Y, but one
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can still modif y it to meet one’s requirements. The layout is arranged systematically by
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default in rows and each row contains an array of keys which will be parsed in order by
keyboard.class.js, i.e. from lef t to right.
Fig 6: On-screen keyboard.
One can customize it according to one’s needs or requirements.
Fig 7: keyboard.class.js file
Changing theme
To change theme, go to the theme folder of eDE X-UI.
cd 'themes'
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Fig 6: Changing themes.
Then select the theme you want from the bottom-lef t corner and click on it. Let ’s select
the red one.
Fig 7: Red theme of eDE X-UI.
The Matrix theme eDIX-UI is shown below.
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Fig 8: Matrix theme eDIX-UI.
Tron theme eDIX-UI is shown below.
Fig 9: Tron theme eDIX-UI.
File system
We can access the file system from the bottom-lef t as shown in the image below.
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Fig 10: FIle system
Modif y themes
Click settings.json, then modif y themes.
Fig 11: settings.json in bottom-lef t corner.
Then, go to modif y themes to customize your themes.
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Fig 12: Modif ying themes.
Shor tcuts :
Below are some of the keyboard shor tcuts which one can use to quickly access things.
Trigger Action
Ctrl+Shif t+K Show available keyboard shor tcuts and edit them.
Ctrl+Shif t+C Copy the selected buffer from the terminal.
Command+C Copy shor tcut for macOS.
Ctrl+Shif t+V Paste system clipboard to the terminal.
Ctrl+Tab Switch to the next opened terminal tab.
Ctrl+Shif t+Tab Switch to the previously opened terminal tab.
Ctrl+1 Switch to tab 1.
Ctrl+2 Switch to tab 2.
Ctrl+3 Switch to tab 3.
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Trigger Action
Ctrl+4 Switch to tab 4.
Ctrl+5 Switch to tab 5.
Ctrl+Shif t+S It simply opens in-UI settings editor.
Ctrl+Shif t+H It toggles hidden files and directories that are in the file browser.
Ctrl+Shif t+I It opens Chromium Dev Tools, which is for debugging purposes.
Ctrl+Shif t+F It opens the “Fuzzy Finder ”, which helps one quickly find a file in the
current director y.
Ctrl+Shif t+P It toggles the on-screen keyboard’s “Password Mode”, which allows you
to safely type sensitive information even if your screen is being
recorded.
Ctrl+Shif t + L It toggles between the list and grid view in the file browser.
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Ctrl+Shif t+V It pastes the system clipboard to the terminal.
Exit eDIX-UI
To exit eDE X-UI, press ALT+F4.
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