Ubuntu brings advanced Screen features to the masses

“GNU Screen is a powerful terminal multiplexer that makes it
easy for users to manage multiple sessions at the command line. It
provides rudimentary window management capabilities in text-based
environments and enables users to detach a session and resume it
later. The tool has long held a position of distinction among the
most popular terminal utilities for system administrators.

“Although Screen is very powerful, it is also difficult to
configure. Most users aren’t even aware of its more advanced
features and few take advantage of its full potential. In an effort
to make Screen more accessible to the masses, the Ubuntu developers
have assembled a nice collection of embellishments that make the
program easier to configure and use. These improvements are
delivered in the screen-profiles package, which was introduced in
Ubuntu 9.04.

“Ubuntu’s screen-profiles will display status and task
management bars at the bottom of the window. These are intended to
serve roughly the same purpose as the GNOME panel. When the user
creates additional screen “windows,” these will be displayed in the
task list and the active window will be displayed with
highlighting.”

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