workaround found on http://askubuntu.com/questions/39523/how-to-make- unity-terminal-button-open-a-separate-terminal
sudo gedit /usr/share/applications/gnome-terminal.desktop Change "OnlyShowIn=GNOME;" to "OnlyShowIn=Unity;" add at the bottom of the file these lines: X-Ayatana-Desktop-Shortcuts=NewWindow; [NewWindow Shortcut Group] Name=New Window Exec=gnome-terminal --window OnlyShowIn=Unity -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/741081 Title: Add 'Open a new terminal window' to unity launcher quicklist -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs