The Ubuntu-specific patch that added this option had been removed since Ubuntu 15.04. It was safe to remove as that setting did nothing anyway.
See this report for more info: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1340067 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1484224 Title: preference setting is mislabelled To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-terminal/+bug/1484224/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs