If you’re using Ubuntu, you can make your terminal background transparent by adding the following line to your ~/.bashrc file:
Transparent terminal background on Ubuntu
Open up a terminal window, and go to the Edit \ Current Profile menu:
Click on the Effects tab, and then check the Transparent background radio button. The slider will let you control how transparent the background is. All the way to the left is fully transparent.
I left it a little bit shaded, here’s what it looks like over the default Ubuntu background:
This trick is most useful when you have a very dark or very light background.
