---
title: "How to Change Ptyxis Terminal to transparent Background"
url: https://bee.whoisjason.me/blogposts/fai078pil9hc251
author: Jason
published: 2025-10-02
topics: ["test", "linux"]
summary: "In This I detail and go over the steps involved with changing the Ptyxis Terminal to use a transparent background."
reading_time_minutes: 1
word_count: 19
---
# How to Change Ptyxis Terminal to transparent Background

> In This I detail and go over the steps involved with changing the Ptyxis Terminal to use a transparent background.

## How to Change Ptyxis Terminal Background to use transparency

```bash
dconf read /org/gnome/Ptyxis/default-profile-uuid
```

### Now get your UUID

```bash
dconf write /org/gnome/Ptyxis/Profiles/3aae5a177777aa966b1fd63467153e2d/opacity 0.85
```