-# Distributions/packagers should enhance this script with a
-# distribution-specific mechanism to find the preferred terminal emulator. On
-# Debian, there is the x-terminal-emulator symlink for example.
-# Please don't touch the first line, though:
-which $TERMINAL >/dev/null && exec $TERMINAL "$@"
+# We welcome patches that add distribution-specific mechanisms to find the
+# preferred terminal emulator. On Debian, there is the x-terminal-emulator
+# symlink for example.
+for terminal in $TERMINAL x-terminal-emulator urxvt rxvt terminator Eterm aterm xterm gnome-terminal roxterm xfce4-terminal termite lxterminal; do
+ if command -v $terminal > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+ exec $terminal "$@"
+ fi
+done