How To make LXTerminal of lubuntu 16.04 transparent?

Question

I want to know How To make LXTerminal of lubuntu 16.04 transparent ?

Answer 1

First install "compton"

apt-get install compton

Then run the following command for testing:

compton --opacity-rule 45:'class_g *= "X-terminal-emulator"'

It's an opacity of 45%, change it to what you like.

Above I typed "X-terminal-emulator", but to get the string you have to type, do the following:
1.) type xprop enter
2.) now there should be a crosshair -> klick on your terminal
3.) search for "WM_CLASS(STRING)"
4.) use this in 'class_g *= '...'

You can copy a basic configuration from /usr/share/doc/compton/compton.sample.conf or here http://duncanlock.net/blog/2013/06/07/how-to-switch-to-compton-for-beautiful-tear-free-compositing-in-xfce/ into the file ~/.config/compton.conf (you must create this if not present)

To make this permanent you can put this command into your profile settings.

Answer 2

After installing compton (see eli's answer)

Edit your ~/.config/compton.conf file to include the following line:

opacity-rule = ["90:class_g *= 'X-terminal-emulator'"] 

This will make your terminal's opacity 90%.

Also add compton to your autostart for lubuntu in ~/.config/lxsession/Lubuntu/autostart

Answer 3

Open the LXTerminal and select Edit from the top menu and then Profile Preferences->Colors. From that screen you can change your terminal to transparent, partially transparent, the colors, etc.