On 18.04 if you change setting it will result in a stable transparent background:
1. Uncheck "Use transparency from system theme" 2. "Check Use tranparent background" 3. Re-check "Use transparency from system theme" Also reported at bug #1726262 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-terminal in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/561370 Title: gnome-terminal transparency no longer works reliably (usually opaque, but sometimes shows transparency) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-terminal/+bug/561370/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs