Convenient Linux terminal access with Yakuake

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Convenient Linux terminal access with Yakuake

The Linux terminal is an indispensable tool for administrators. It's one of those tools I can have open all day. The only problem with having it open all day is that it can get in the way or lost in the shuffle. Sure you could create a simple keyboard shortcut to open up your favorite terminal window, but wouldn't it be easier if there were a terminal that could just pop in and out on command?
Ah but there is! Yakuake is a terminal window inspired by the terminal window from the game “Quake” and based on the KDE terminal application. This terminal will slide down from the top, ready for action, when you press a hot key and slide away from site when you press the key again. It's simple to use, convenient, and ready for action. And what makes this better than a keyboard shortcut for, say, gnome-terminal is that Yakuake is already loaded into memory so it drops down lightning quick. And Yakuake remembers your state from instance to instance. So if you have an application running inside of Yakuake, and you hide the window, when you bring the window back the application will still be there
 
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