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Default terminal emulator on linux

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Install xdg-terminal-exec from the AUR:

$ paru -S xdg-terminal-exec

Create $HOME/.config/xdg-terminals.list and fill it with your terminals desktop file.

kitty.desktop

Mine is already located at /usr/share/applications/kitty.desktop and contains at the moment:

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Name=kitty
GenericName=Terminal emulator
Comment=Fast, feature-rich, GPU based terminal
TryExec=kitty
StartupNotify=true
Exec=kitty
Icon=kitty
Categories=System;TerminalEmulator;
X-TerminalArgExec=--
X-TerminalArgTitle=--title
X-TerminalArgAppId=--class
X-TerminalArgDir=--working-directory
X-TerminalArgHold=--hold
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