diff --git a/setup/linux/packages/gui b/setup/linux/packages/gui
index 4ef1a114..cebee0b2 100644
--- a/setup/linux/packages/gui
+++ b/setup/linux/packages/gui
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+alacritty
 arandr
 arc-gtk-theme
 cbatticon
@@ -29,7 +30,6 @@ qemu-guest-agent
 rofi
 rxvt-unicode
 spice-vdagent
-termite
 thunar
 tigervnc
 tint2
diff --git a/setup/linux/profile_gui/airootfs/etc/skel/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml b/setup/linux/profile_gui/airootfs/etc/skel/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a12dee79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup/linux/profile_gui/airootfs/etc/skel/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+env:
+  TERM: xterm-256color
+
+font:
+  normal:
+    family: Hack
+  size: 8.0
+
+colors:
+  primary:
+    background: '#000000'
+    foreground: '#d0d0d0'
+
+  normal:
+    black:    '#000000'
+    red:      '#ff0000'
+    green:    '#33ff00'
+    yellow:   '#ffd000'
+    blue:     '#0066ff'
+    magenta:  '#cc00ff'
+    cyan:     '#00ffff'
+    white:    '#d0d0d0'
+
+  bright:
+    black:    '#808080'
+    red:      '#ff9900'
+    green:    '#404040'
+    yellow:   '#606060'
+    blue:     '#c0c0c0'
+    magenta:  '#e0e0e0'
+    cyan:     '#3300ff'
+    white:    '#ffffff'
+
+background_opacity: 0.9
diff --git a/setup/linux/profile_gui/airootfs/etc/skel/.config/openbox/autostart b/setup/linux/profile_gui/airootfs/etc/skel/.config/openbox/autostart
index 39c0f1bc..d4693528 100755
--- a/setup/linux/profile_gui/airootfs/etc/skel/.config/openbox/autostart
+++ b/setup/linux/profile_gui/airootfs/etc/skel/.config/openbox/autostart
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #openbox-autostart
 
-/usr/bin/termite --title "Initializing..." -e "$HOME/.update_x"
+/usr/bin/alacritty --title "Initializing..." -e "$HOME/.update_x"
 "$HOME/.start_desktop_apps" &
 
diff --git a/setup/linux/profile_gui/airootfs/etc/skel/.config/openbox/menu.xml b/setup/linux/profile_gui/airootfs/etc/skel/.config/openbox/menu.xml
index 0be00d27..a0e96b7b 100644
--- a/setup/linux/profile_gui/airootfs/etc/skel/.config/openbox/menu.xml
+++ b/setup/linux/profile_gui/airootfs/etc/skel/.config/openbox/menu.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         <item label="Arch Menu"></item>
         <separator/>
         <item label="Hardware Diagnostics"> <action name="Execute">
-            <execute>termite --title "Hardware Diagnostics" -e hw-diags</execute>
+            <execute>alacritty --title "Hardware Diagnostics" -e hw-diags</execute>
         </action> </item>
         <item label="Hardware Information"> <action name="Execute">
             <execute>hardinfo</execute>
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
             <execute>gsmartcontrol_polkit</execute>
         </action> </item>
         <item label="Network Diagnostics"> <action name="Execute">
-            <execute>termite --title "Network Diagnostics" -hold -e hw-diags-network</execute>
+            <execute>alacritty --title "Network Diagnostics" -hold -e hw-diags-network</execute>
         </action> </item>
         <item label="Web Browser"> <action name="Execute">
             <execute>firefox</execute>
@@ -31,32 +31,32 @@
                     <execute>idle</execute>
                 </action> </item>
                 <item label="Python"> <action name="Execute">
-                    <execute>termite -e python</execute>
+                    <execute>alacritty -e python</execute>
                 </action> </item>
                 <item label="Python (v2.7)"> <action name="Execute">
-                    <execute>termite -e python2.7</execute>
+                    <execute>alacritty -e python2.7</execute>
                 </action> </item>
                 <item label="Tclsh8.6"> <action name="Execute">
-                    <execute>termite -e tclsh8.6</execute>
+                    <execute>alacritty -e tclsh8.6</execute>
                 </action> </item>
             </menu>
             <menu id="2" label="Editors">
                 <item label="hexedit"> <action name="Execute">
-                    <execute>termite -e hexedit</execute>
+                    <execute>alacritty -e hexedit</execute>
                 </action> </item>
                 <item label="Nano"> <action name="Execute">
-                    <execute>termite -e nano</execute>
+                    <execute>alacritty -e nano</execute>
                 </action> </item>
                 <item label="Vi"> <action name="Execute">
-                    <execute>termite -e vi</execute>
+                    <execute>alacritty -e vi</execute>
                 </action> </item>
                 <item label="Vim"> <action name="Execute">
-                    <execute>termite -e vim</execute>
+                    <execute>alacritty -e vim</execute>
                 </action> </item>
             </menu>
             <menu id="7" label="Multimedia">
                 <item label="ALSA mixer"> <action name="Execute">
-                    <execute>termite -e alsamixer</execute>
+                    <execute>alacritty -e alsamixer</execute>
                 </action> </item>
                 <item label="mpv Media Player"> <action name="Execute">
                     <execute>mpv</execute>
@@ -76,34 +76,34 @@
                     <execute>bvnc</execute>
                 </action> </item>
                 <item label="ELinks"> <action name="Execute">
-                    <execute>termite -e elinks</execute>
+                    <execute>alacritty -e elinks</execute>
                 </action> </item>
                 <item label="FireFox"> <action name="Execute">
                     <execute>firefox</execute>
                 </action> </item>
                 <item label="FTP"> <action name="Execute">
-                    <execute>termite -e ftp</execute>
+                    <execute>alacritty -e ftp</execute>
                 </action> </item>
                 <item label="Irssi"> <action name="Execute">
-                    <execute>termite -e irssi</execute>
+                    <execute>alacritty -e irssi</execute>
                 </action> </item>
                 <item label="LFTP"> <action name="Execute">
-                    <execute>termite -e lftp</execute>
+                    <execute>alacritty -e lftp</execute>
                 </action> </item>
                 <item label="Mail"> <action name="Execute">
-                    <execute>termite -e mail</execute>
+                    <execute>alacritty -e mail</execute>
                 </action> </item>
                 <item label="Mail Reader"> <action name="Execute">
                     <execute>exo-open --launch MailReader</execute>
                 </action> </item>
                 <item label="Talk"> <action name="Execute">
-                    <execute>termite -e talk</execute>
+                    <execute>alacritty -e talk</execute>
                 </action> </item>
                 <item label="Telnet"> <action name="Execute">
-                    <execute>termite -e telnet</execute>
+                    <execute>alacritty -e telnet</execute>
                 </action> </item>
                 <item label="TkVNC"> <action name="Execute">
-                    <execute>termite -e tkvnc</execute>
+                    <execute>alacritty -e tkvnc</execute>
                 </action> </item>
                 <item label="Web Browser"> <action name="Execute">
                     <execute>exo-open --launch WebBrowser</execute>
@@ -117,15 +117,15 @@
             </menu>
             <menu id="4" label="Science">
                 <item label="bc"> <action name="Execute">
-                    <execute>termite -e bc</execute>
+                    <execute>alacritty -e bc</execute>
                 </action> </item>
                 <item label="dc"> <action name="Execute">
-                    <execute>termite -e dc</execute>
+                    <execute>alacritty -e dc</execute>
                 </action> </item>
             </menu>
             <menu id="19" label="Shells">
                 <item label="MC"> <action name="Execute">
-                    <execute>termite -e mc</execute>
+                    <execute>alacritty -e mc</execute>
                 </action> </item>
                 <item label="Thunar File Manager"> <action name="Execute">
                     <execute>thunar</execute>
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
                     <execute>/usr/lib/Thunar/ThunarBulkRename</execute>
                 </action> </item>
                 <item label="Conky"> <action name="Execute">
-                    <execute>termite -e conky</execute>
+                    <execute>alacritty -e conky</execute>
                 </action> </item>
                 <item label="GParted"> <action name="Execute">
                     <execute>gparted</execute>
@@ -176,19 +176,19 @@
                     <execute>gsmartcontrol_polkit</execute>
                 </action> </item>
                 <item label="Htop"> <action name="Execute">
-                    <execute>termite -e htop</execute>
+                    <execute>alacritty -e htop</execute>
                 </action> </item>
                 <item label="Openbox Menu Editor"> <action name="Execute">
                     <execute>obmenu</execute>
                 </action> </item>
                 <item label="pstree"> <action name="Execute">
-                    <execute>termite -e pstree</execute>
+                    <execute>alacritty -e pstree</execute>
                 </action> </item>
                 <item label="pstree"> <action name="Execute">
-                    <execute>termite -e /usr/bin/pstree.x11</execute>
+                    <execute>alacritty -e /usr/bin/pstree.x11</execute>
                 </action> </item>
                 <item label="Pstree"> <action name="Execute">
-                    <execute>termite -e pstree.x11</execute>
+                    <execute>alacritty -e pstree.x11</execute>
                 </action> </item>
                 <item label="System Profiler and Benchmark"> <action name="Execute">
                     <execute>hardinfo</execute>
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
                     <execute>tint2</execute>
                 </action> </item>
                 <item label="Top"> <action name="Execute">
-                    <execute>termite -e top</execute>
+                    <execute>alacritty -e top</execute>
                 </action> </item>
                 <item label="VeraCrypt"> <action name="Execute">
                     <execute>veracrypt</execute>
@@ -211,19 +211,19 @@
                     <execute>compton --xrender-sync-fence</execute>
                 </action> </item>
                 <item label="Console Matrix (Text)"> <action name="Execute">
-                    <execute>termite -e cmatrix</execute>
+                    <execute>alacritty -e cmatrix</execute>
                 </action> </item>
                 <item label="File Manager"> <action name="Execute">
                     <execute>exo-open --launch FileManager</execute>
                 </action> </item>
                 <item label="Info"> <action name="Execute">
-                    <execute>termite -e info</execute>
+                    <execute>alacritty -e info</execute>
                 </action> </item>
                 <item label="Terminal Emulator"> <action name="Execute">
                     <execute>exo-open --launch TerminalEmulator</execute>
                 </action> </item>
                 <item label="Xev"> <action name="Execute">
-                    <execute>termite -e xev</execute>
+                    <execute>alacritty -e xev</execute>
                 </action> </item>
             </menu>
             <separator/>
diff --git a/setup/linux/profile_gui/airootfs/etc/skel/.config/openbox/rc.xml b/setup/linux/profile_gui/airootfs/etc/skel/.config/openbox/rc.xml
index bb871df9..dafd7860 100644
--- a/setup/linux/profile_gui/airootfs/etc/skel/.config/openbox/rc.xml
+++ b/setup/linux/profile_gui/airootfs/etc/skel/.config/openbox/rc.xml
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@
     </keybind>
     <keybind key="C-A-d">
       <action name="Execute">
-        <command>termite --title "Hardware Diagnostics" -e "resize-and-run hw-diags"</command>
+        <command>alacritty --title "Hardware Diagnostics" -e "resize-and-run hw-diags"</command>
       </action>
     </keybind>
     <keybind key="C-A-f">
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@
     </keybind>
     <keybind key="C-A-m">
       <action name="Execute">
-        <command>termite --title "Mount all Volumes" -e "resize-and-run mount-all-volumes gui"</command>
+        <command>alacritty --title "Mount all Volumes" -e "resize-and-run mount-all-volumes gui"</command>
       </action>
     </keybind>
     <keybind key="C-A-r">
@@ -324,17 +324,17 @@
     </keybind>
     <keybind key="C-A-s">
       <action name="Execute">
-        <command>termite --title "Hardware Diagnostics" -e "resize-and-run hw-diags --quick"</command>
+        <command>alacritty --title "Hardware Diagnostics" -e "resize-and-run hw-diags --quick"</command>
       </action>
     </keybind>
     <keybind key="C-A-t">
       <action name="Execute">
-        <command>termite -e "resize-and-run /bin/zsh"</command>
+        <command>alacritty -e "resize-and-run /bin/zsh"</command>
       </action>
     </keybind>
     <keybind key="C-A-v">
       <action name="Execute">
-        <command>termite --title "Hardware Sensors" -e "resize-and-run hw-sensors"</command>
+        <command>alacritty --title "Hardware Sensors" -e "resize-and-run hw-sensors"</command>
       </action>
     </keybind>
     <keybind key="C-A-w">
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@
     </keybind>
     <keybind key="W-d">
       <action name="Execute">
-        <command>termite --title "Hardware Diagnostics" -e "resize-and-run hw-diags"</command>
+        <command>alacritty --title "Hardware Diagnostics" -e "resize-and-run hw-diags"</command>
       </action>
     </keybind>
     <keybind key="W-f">
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@
     </keybind>
     <keybind key="W-m">
       <action name="Execute">
-        <command>termite --title "Mount all Volumes" -e "resize-and-run mount-all-volumes gui"</command>
+        <command>alacritty --title "Mount all Volumes" -e "resize-and-run mount-all-volumes gui"</command>
       </action>
     </keybind>
     <keybind key="W-r">
@@ -374,17 +374,17 @@
     </keybind>
     <keybind key="W-s">
       <action name="Execute">
-        <command>termite --title "Hardware Diagnostics" -e "resize-and-run hw-diags --quick"</command>
+        <command>alacritty --title "Hardware Diagnostics" -e "resize-and-run hw-diags --quick"</command>
       </action>
     </keybind>
     <keybind key="W-t">
       <action name="Execute">
-        <command>termite -e "resize-and-run /bin/zsh"</command>
+        <command>alacritty -e "resize-and-run /bin/zsh"</command>
       </action>
     </keybind>
     <keybind key="W-v">
       <action name="Execute">
-        <command>termite --title "Hardware Sensors" -e "resize-and-run hw-sensors"</command>
+        <command>alacritty --title "Hardware Sensors" -e "resize-and-run hw-sensors"</command>
       </action>
     </keybind>
     <keybind key="W-w">
diff --git a/setup/linux/profile_gui/airootfs/etc/skel/.config/termite/config b/setup/linux/profile_gui/airootfs/etc/skel/.config/termite/config
deleted file mode 100644
index 23757be6..00000000
--- a/setup/linux/profile_gui/airootfs/etc/skel/.config/termite/config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,90 +0,0 @@
-[options]
-#allow_bold = true
-#audible_bell = false
-#bold_is_bright = true
-#cell_height_scale = 1.0
-#cell_width_scale = 1.0
-clickable_url = true
-#dynamic_title = true
-font = Hack 9
-#font = IPAGothic 10
-#fullscreen = true
-#icon_name = terminal
-#mouse_autohide = false
-#scroll_on_output = false
-#scroll_on_keystroke = true
-# Length of the scrollback buffer, 0 disabled the scrollback buffer
-# and setting it to a negative value means "infinite scrollback"
-scrollback_lines = 10000
-#search_wrap = true
-#urgent_on_bell = true
-#hyperlinks = false
-
-# $BROWSER is used by default if set, with xdg-open as a fallback
-#browser = xdg-open
-
-# "system", "on" or "off"
-cursor_blink = off
-
-# "block", "underline" or "ibeam"
-#cursor_shape = block
-
-# Hide links that are no longer valid in url select overlay mode
-#filter_unmatched_urls = true
-
-# Emit escape sequences for extra modified keys
-#modify_other_keys = false
-
-# set size hints for the window
-#size_hints = false
-
-# "off", "left" or "right"
-#scrollbar = off
-
-[colors]
-# If both of these are unset, cursor falls back to the foreground color,
-# and cursor_foreground falls back to the background color.
-cursor = #d0d0d0
-cursor_foreground = #000000
-
-foreground = #d0d0d0
-#foreground_bold = #ffffff
-background = #000000
-
-# 20% background transparency (requires a compositor)
-background = rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85)
-
-# If unset, will reverse foreground and background
-highlight = #2f2f2f
-
-# Colors from color0 to color254 can be set
-color0 = #000000
-color1 = #ff0000
-color2 = #33ff00
-color3 = #ffd000
-color4 = #0066ff
-color5 = #cc00ff
-color6 = #00ffff
-color7 = #d0d0d0
-
-color8 = #808080
-color9 = #ff9900
-color10 = #404040
-color11 = #606060
-color12 = #c0c0c0
-color13 = #e0e0e0
-color14 = #3300ff
-color15 = #ffffff
-
-[hints]
-font = SourceCodePro 10
-foreground = #d0d0d0
-background = #000000
-#active_foreground = #e68080
-#active_background = #3f3f3f
-#padding = 2
-#border = #3f3f3f
-#border_width = 0.5
-#roundness = 2.0
-
-# vim: ft=dosini cms=#%s