diff --git a/config.nix b/config.nix
index ab20347..0d6aca9 100644
--- a/config.nix
+++ b/config.nix
@@ -185,11 +185,11 @@ in {
     home.file = {
       # ".background-image".source = ./art/37333571_p0_master1200.jpg;
       ".config/mpv/input.conf".text = import ./dot/mpv.nix;
-      ".config/xfce4/terminal/terminalrc".text = import ./dot/terminal.nix;
       ".config/zathura/zathurarc".text = "set selection-clipboard clipboard";
       ".ghc/ghci.conf".text = import ./dot/ghci.nix { inherit pkgs; };
       ".ssh/config".text = import ./dot/ssh.nix { inherit lib; };
       ".stack/config.yaml".text = import ./dot/stack.nix { user = config.constants.user; };
+      ".Xresources".text = import ./dot/xresources.nix;
       ".zshrc".text = "# nothing to see here";
     };
   };
diff --git a/configs/graphics.nix b/configs/graphics.nix
index 53c7287..7774cdf 100644
--- a/configs/graphics.nix
+++ b/configs/graphics.nix
@@ -289,9 +289,8 @@ in {
       ${pkgs.dropbox-cli}/bin/dropbox start &
       ${pkgs.seafile-client}/bin/seafile-applet &
     '';
-    desktopManager.xterm.enable = false;
-    # desktopManager.wallpaper.mode = "fill";
-    windowManager.default = "i3";
+    desktopManager.xterm.enable = true;
+     windowManager.default = "i3";
     windowManager.i3 = {
       enable = true;
       configFile = pkgs.writeText "i3.conf" i3_conf;
diff --git a/configs/packages.nix b/configs/packages.nix
index b3a56f9..fb11816 100644
--- a/configs/packages.nix
+++ b/configs/packages.nix
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ with pkgs;
     whois
     xclip
     xfce.ristretto
-    xfce.terminal
     xfce.thunar
     xfce.tumbler
     xorg.xbacklight
diff --git a/dot/terminal.nix b/dot/terminal.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 7c8981c..0000000
--- a/dot/terminal.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-with import ../theme.nix;
-''
-[Configuration]
-BackgroundDarkness=0.9
-BackgroundMode=TERMINAL_BACKGROUND_TRANSPARENT
-ColorBackground=${veryDark}
-ColorCursor=${gray.light}
-ColorForeground=${gray.light}
-ColorPalette=${builtins.concatStringsSep ";" colorPalette}
-FontName=${terminalFont.regular.name} ${toString terminalFont.size}
-MiscAlwaysShowTabs=FALSE
-MiscBell=TRUE
-MiscBordersDefault=FALSE
-MiscConfirmClose=FALSE
-MiscCursorBlinks=TRUE
-MiscCursorShape=TERMINAL_CURSOR_SHAPE_IBEAM
-MiscHighlightUrls=TRUE
-MiscMenubarDefault=FALSE
-MiscMiddleClickOpensUri=TRUE
-MiscMouseAutohide=FALSE
-MiscMouseWheelZoom=TRUE
-MiscRewrapOnResize=TRUE
-MiscToolbarDefault=FALSE
-ScrollingBar=TERMINAL_SCROLLBAR_NONE
-TitleMode=TERMINAL_TITLE_HIDE
-''
diff --git a/dot/xresources.nix b/dot/xresources.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..958e9de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dot/xresources.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+''
+*XTerm.termName: xterm-256color
+*XTerm.vt100.locale: true
+*XTerm.vt100.saveLines: 4096
+*XTerm.vt100.geometry: 80x32
+*XTerm.vt100.reverseVideo: true
+*XTerm.vt100.faceName: Source Code Pro for Powerline:size=10:antialias=true
+*XTerm.vt100.font: 7x13
+*xterm*charClass: 33:48,35:48,37:48,43:48,45-47:48,64:48,95:48,126:48
+*XTerm.vt100.translations: #override \n\
+  Ctrl Shift <Key>C: copy-selection(CLIPBOARD) \n\
+  Ctrl Shift <Key>V: insert-selection(CLIPBOARD)
+''
diff --git a/options.nix b/options.nix
index d574dcc..094a7af 100644
--- a/options.nix
+++ b/options.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ let
   };
 in {
   options.defaultApplications = mapAttrs (const stringOption) {
-    terminal = "${pkgs.xfce.terminal}/bin/xfce4-terminal";
+    terminal = "${pkgs.xterm}/bin/xterm";
     browser = "${pkgs.chromium}/bin/chromium";
     fileManager = "${pkgs.xfce.thunar}/bin/thunar";
     locker = "${pkgs.i3lock}/bin/i3lock -e -c ${strings.removePrefix "#" gray.dark}";