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Re: tmux 1.8 Released

#11

Post by pkrumins »

andyl wrote: post #5

What is the simplest way to install tmux 1.8 on Ubuntu 12.04?? Running `sudo apt-get install tmux` puts tmux 1.6 on my system...

    pushd /tmp && \
    wget 'http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/tmux/tmux/tmux-1.8/tmux-1.8.tar.gz?r=http%3A%2F%2Ftmux.sourceforge.net%2F&ts=1364579710&use_mirror=garr' && \
    gunzip

Re: tmux 1.8 Released

#12

Post by christopheraden »

thelarry wrote: post #6

Should i finally switch from screens to tmux?

You're going to open a big can of worms with that one ;). Tmux has quite a few more features than Screen, with Screen having a few features that are useful in edge cases[1]. It's hard to argue with tmux having bindings for vi/Emacs, as well.

If you're on a mac and use iTerm2, using tmux is somewhat of a no-brainer, thanks to the integration between tmux and iTerm2[2].

1: http://sourceforge.net/p/tmux/tmux-code/ci/master/tree/FAQ 2: https://code.google.com/p/iterm2/wiki/TmuxIntegration

Re: tmux 1.8 Released

#13

Post by jlgreco »

thelarry wrote: post #6

Should i finally switch from screens to tmux?

With reflowing text added to tmux, and giving that "Lots and lots of bug fixes, fixing memory-leaks, etc." the benefit of the doubt, then I would say that unless you have a specific use case of screen (and if you do, you know it) then you should be using tmux.

Re: tmux 1.8 Released

#15

Post by cake »

thelarry wrote: post #6

Should i finally switch from screens to tmux?

I switched from screen to tmux to screen back again.

tmux seemed slower while switching windows, plus I like the simplicity of screen.

Re: tmux 1.8 Released

#16

Post by paulsmith »

pkrumins wrote: post #11
andyl wrote: post #5

What is the simplest way to install tmux 1.8 on Ubuntu 12.04?? Running `sudo apt-get install tmux` puts tmux 1.6 on my system...

pushd /tmp && \ wget 'http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/tmux/tmux/tmux-1.8/tmux-1.8.tar.gz?r=http%3A%2F%2Ftmux.sourceforge.net%2F&ts=1364579710&use_mirror=garr' && \ gunzip

A simple `tar -xvf` can replace the separate `gunzip` and `tar` processes.

Re: tmux 1.8 Released

#17

Post by AlexanderDhoore »

Tmux + Vim = Pure Awesome.

I use vim-slime[1] to send strings to other panes in tmux. I never type anything directly into a REPL. I just send my code from Vim to it. It's amazing with lisp or python. (A little less amazing with php, as the php repl IS AWEFUL)

[1] https://github.com/jpalardy/vim-slime

Re: tmux 1.8 Released

#18

Post by nixbun »

pkrumins wrote: post #11
andyl wrote: post #5

What is the simplest way to install tmux 1.8 on Ubuntu 12.04?? Running `sudo apt-get install tmux` puts tmux 1.6 on my system...

pushd /tmp && \ wget 'http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/tmux/tmux/tmux-1.8/tmux-1.8.tar.gz?r=http%3A%2F%2Ftmux.sourceforge.net%2F&ts=1364579710&use_mirror=garr' && \ gunzip

Shouldn't you be using checkinstall instead of 'make install' to make removal of the package easier in the future?

Re: tmux 1.8 Released

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Post by danielweber »

I love web pages like this. The top of it reads:

"tmux is a terminal multiplexer"

"What is a terminal multiplexer? It lets you switch easily between several programs in one terminal, detach them (they keep running in the background) and reattach them to a different terminal. And do a lot more. See the manual."

That's awesome. So many times someone posts on HN "CaffBook.ly.errr 0.98 now released" and I have no idea what it is or why I would want it.

Re: tmux 1.8 Released

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Post by tunnuz »

AlexanderDhoore wrote: post #17

Tmux + Vim = Pure Awesome. I use vim-slime[1] to send strings to other panes in tmux. I never type anything directly into a REPL. I just send my code from Vim to it. It's amazing with lisp or python. (A little less amazing with php, as the php repl IS AWEFUL) [1] https://github.com/jpalardy/vim-slime

I totally agree. Plus, I use tmux + top, tmux + watch at work to get a quick idea on how my running experiments are going. It's really effective.
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