st

Luke's build of st is a customized version of the suckless terminal (st) that transforms the minimalist terminal into a feature-rich powerhouse while maintaining its lightweight philosophy. This build adds practical enhancements like URL handling through dmenu integration, allowing users to follow or copy URLs with simple keyboard shortcuts (alt-l and alt-y), and copy command output with alt-o. These features make it particularly appealing for developers and power users who frequently work with URLs and command outputs.

The terminal excels in customization and visual appeal, offering seamless integration with Xresources and pywal for dynamic color theming, defaulting to the popular gruvbox color scheme. It includes transparency support, font ligatures, and intelligent font selection that matches your system's monospace font. The scrollback functionality is enhanced with both traditional arrow key navigation and vim-style bindings (alt-k/j for navigation, alt-u/d for faster scrolling), catering to vim users' workflow preferences.

This build incorporates several valuable st patches including boxdraw, ligatures, and font2 support, updated to version 0.8.5. It's designed for Linux users who appreciate the suckless philosophy but want additional convenience features without bloat. The terminal requires a composite manager for transparency effects and integrates well with tiling window managers and minimalist desktop setups, making it ideal for users who prioritize both functionality and aesthetic customization.

Installation

# via Source
git clone https://github.com/LukeSmithxyz/st
cd st
sudo make install