Serial monitor for Ubuntu (Zorin) to read data from Arduino

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This didnt seem to fit any category.
I've installed Zorin on an old netbook with the aim of using it as a serial terminal to read and store data from an Arduino (eg Nano).
I cant use PuTTY because it looks like this - the bottom part of the config window
(shown hatched) is below the taskbar and I cant move it up to launch the terminal.

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Does anyone know of a SIMPLE EASY serial monitor that will run under Ubuntu?

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Select "Serial" from the Connection list.

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If you don't mind a command line tool, you can try screen:

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I don't know if you consider it easy but minicom is / used to be the command line terminal program.

I think that the problem is that the buttons at the bottom are hidden.

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Shrink the window from the top, then move it up and scroll down to the buttons

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I have

It wont shrink any further.

Clicking about I've discovered a click on the blue line at the top of the screen allows me to open it full screen which then gives enough space to access the "Open" button.

I've installed minicom but I'm struggling to get it to conect to the USB port as a serial TTY.

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Take a look at cutecom. I use it when I am doing multiple serial terminals (like testing bluetooth modules).

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I have

It wont shrink any further.

Clicking about I've discovered a click on the blue line at the top of the screen allows me to open it full screen which then gives enough space to access the "Open" button.

I've installed minicom to no avail. The app launches a window that immediately disappears.

CuteCom (thanks @oldcurmudgeon ) appeared to install serial usb drivers during its installation, and I get a sensible window. At first I could not get it to connect - permission refused - but after playing around with permissions as described here I got it working

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