Ptyxis: Ubuntu's Leap Into GPU-Powered Terminals

Posted by bob on Aug 20, 2025 6:50 AM CST
Linux Journal; By George Whittaker
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For decades, the humble terminal has been one of the most unchanging parts of the Linux desktop. Text streams flow in monochrome grids, and while the underlying libraries have evolved, the experience has remained more or less the same. Ubuntu, however, is preparing to rewrite this narrative. The distribution is adopting Ptyxis, a fresh terminal emulator designed for modern computing, and one of its standout qualities is that it leans on the GPU for rendering rather than relying solely on the CPU.

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