I have some panel applications that launch terminals, but when I click on them, they say xterm failed. Well yeah, xterm isn't installed, nor do I want it.

I want mate-terminal to come up instead. How do I configure that to happen?

This is Ubuntu server 12.04 with a mate desktop. I have MATE Terminal 1.6.1 installed.

Here is the error:

UPDATE:

$ echo $TERM

xterm

I tried :

export TERM=mate-terminal

But the change was not lasting, nor did it effect the panel launcher.

UPDATE2:

~$ sudo update-alternatives --config x-terminal-emulator  

There is only one alternative in link group x-terminal-emulator: /usr/bin/mate-terminal

Nothing to configure.

Not sure what list it is, but this doesn't seem to work.
Ok, so Ill try this command:

$ sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/x-terminal-emulator x-terminal-emulator mate-terminal /usr/bin/mate-terminal 50

update-alternatives: priority must be an integer



Usage: update-alternatives [<option> ...] <command>



Commands:

  --install <link> <name> <path> <priority>

    [--slave <link> <name> <path>] ...

                           add a group of alternatives to the system.

  --remove <name> <path>   remove <path> from the <name> group alternative.

  --remove-all <name>      remove <name> group from the alternatives system.

  --auto <name>            switch the master link <name> to automatic mode.

  --display <name>         display information about the <name> group.

  --query <name>           machine parseable version of --display <name>.

  --list <name>            display all targets of the <name> group.

  --get-selections         list master alternative names and their status.

  --set-selections         read alternative status from standard input.

  --config <name>          show alternatives for the <name> group and ask the

                           user to select which one to use.

  --set <name> <path>      set <path> as alternative for <name>.

  --all                    call --config on all alternatives.



<link> is the symlink pointing to /etc/alternatives/<name>.

  (e.g. /usr/bin/pager)

<name> is the master name for this link group.

  (e.g. pager)

<path> is the location of one of the alternative target files.

  (e.g. /usr/bin/less)

<priority> is an integer; options with higher numbers have higher priority in

  automatic mode.



Options:

  --altdir <directory>     change the alternatives directory.

  --admindir <directory>   change the administrative directory.

  --log <file>             change the log file.

  --force                  allow replacing files with alternative links.

  --skip-auto              skip prompt for alternatives correctly configured

                           in automatic mode (relevant for --config only)

  --verbose                verbose operation, more output.

  --quiet                  quiet operation, minimal output.

  --help                   show this help message.

  --version                show the version.

~$ sudo update-alternatives --set /usr/bin/x-terminal-emulator x-terminal-emulator mate-terminal /usr/bin/mate-terminal 50

So then, "--install" doesnt seem to be an option. ok, maybe "--set" is what was meant... but that doesnt work right.

I also looked in system>preferences>preferred applications
where mate terminal is listed as the default terminal.

here is uname -a to confirm my Ubuntu usage:

Linux X 3.11.0-15-generic #25~precise1-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jan 30 17:42:40 UTC 2014 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux