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I am trying to configure XTerm terminal and in the Wiki, it says it is done via X resources. I installed xorg-xrdb package then created a ~/.Xresources file and edited and added these lines:

XTerm.vt100.foreground: white XTerm.vt100.background: black XTerm.vt100.color0: rgb:28/28/28 XTerm.vt100.color15: rgb:e4/e4/e4

but it doesn't do anything. xterm still opens with its strange font and white background black text colour. What am I supposed to do here?

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  • Did you load the resources (xrdb ~/.Xresources) or restart the display manager after editing the file? Commented Apr 18, 2023 at 23:13
  • Yes I loaded the resources and reboot the system completely after loading but it just opens the same. Commented Apr 18, 2023 at 23:24
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    "I loaded the resources and reboot the system completely" - if you load the resources and then reboot, you'll lose the newly loaded resources. Don't reboot. Instead, use xrdb -merge <~/.Xresources and then try opening the xterm Commented Apr 19, 2023 at 9:31

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Your window manager launches xterm based on settings stored somewhere in /etc probably.

grep -ir xterm /etc

I have these in my notes from years ago.

xterm -ls -fg green -bg black -fn 10x20 -geom 80x35 xterm -ls -fg green -bg black -fn vga11x19 xterm -ls -fg green -bg black -fn vga
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  • I use i3 right now. Is there another place I should look? Commented Apr 19, 2023 at 0:03
  • @SweetScore if you use startx, add your ~/.xinitrc to your question. Commented Apr 19, 2023 at 5:18

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