Konsole é emulador de terminal para X para o KDE
No contexto de uma interface gráfica uma emulação de terminal permite correr aplicações que foram originalmente concebidas para correr numa computador com um terminal alfanumérico ligado.
To give a short taxonomy of free X terminals, there' two other of this kind: xterm, which is the original, written even before X itself (a month or two), and xvt, a light-wight xterm clone, on which most other currently available derivates (notably eterm) base. After a decade, Konsole is the first rewrite from ground up. While xterm has definitely been hacked to death meanwhile (its README starts with the words "Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Enter Here"), Konsole offers a fresh start using contemporary technologies and understanding of X.