Public bug reported: (Feature request -- all Ubuntu versions 8.04 - 9.10)
Ubuntu does not appear to have a good serial terminal program available. As far as I can tell, the three options are minicom, gtkterm, and cutecom. minicom is mature and full-featured, but the display is character-based and its interface is cryptic. Both gtkterm and cutecom seem rather unfinished (and not actively maintained). It would be good if Ubuntu had available a serial terminal program comparable to TeraTerm (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tera_Term) or Hyperterminal (http://www.hilgraeve.com/hyperterminal.html). Good serial communications (with easy logging) is a key tool for development of embeded systems, and not having a serial terminal program that works well is a detriment to using Ubuntu as an embedded systems development platform. ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Need a better serial terminal program for Ubuntu https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/500469 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
