I was using Alacritty on my Chromebook, but I was having some problems with the rendering (it would often freeze for a few seconds) and it was annoying, so I decided to look for something else.
I was not sure if it would work on arm64, but it seems to work fine.
git clone git://git.suckless.org/st
cd st
sudo apt install libx11-dev libxft-devRunning sudo make clean install directly will throw these errors. So you need libx11-dev libxft-dev .
x.c:12:10: fatal error: X11/Xlib.h: No such file or directory
12 | #include <X11/Xlib.h>x.c: 15: 10: fatal error: X11 / Xft / Xft.h: No such file or directory
15 | #include < X11 / Xft / Xft.h >Default color scheme is a bit harsh on my eyes, so change theme. Skip if you don't want. ref: https://st.suckless.org/patches/solarized/
wget https://st.suckless.org/patches/solarized/st-no_bold_colors-20170623-b331da5.diff
git apply st-no_bold_colors-20170623-b331da5.diff
wget https://st.suckless.org/patches/solarized/st-solarized-dark-0.8.5.diff
git apply st-solarized-dark-0.8.5.diffI also changed font.
// config.h
static char *font = "consolas:pixelsize=16:antialias=true:autohint=true";And install with
sudo make clean install
# now you should be able to run st.
stIt's more convenient to be able to run st directly from the ChromeOS shelf, so create an entry.
[Desktop Entry]
Name=st
Comment=Terminal Emulator
GenericName=Terminal
X-GNOME-FullName=st
Exec=/usr/local/bin/st
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Icon=Terminal
Categories=Terminal;Copy this file with cp ./st.desktop /.local/share/applications/, it should appear on the app list.
ref: How do I add Linux apps to the home screen? - Google Pixelbook Community
This is the repository with the above changes: https://github.com/foloinfo/st
I would recommend cloning from the original repository first.
Now I feel much faster terminal on my mobile workspace. Like switching the tmux screen within a few ms.
Happy coding! 🎉
Added@2023-03-22
I noticed it crashes when tring to display some emoji (like 🤖)
The bug seems to be originated from Xft not st, you may recompile with fixed version.
I didn't have time so I installed sudo apt install fonts-symbola and it's not crashing.