diff --git a/qt/launcher/src/platform/unix.rs b/qt/launcher/src/platform/unix.rs
index 2e55f2b69..5e4bddda3 100644
--- a/qt/launcher/src/platform/unix.rs
+++ b/qt/launcher/src/platform/unix.rs
@@ -11,21 +11,22 @@ pub fn relaunch_in_terminal() -> Result<()> {
 
     // Try terminals in roughly most specific to least specific.
     // First, try commonly used terminals for riced systems.
-    // Second, try the minimalist/compatibility terminals.
-    // Finally, try terminals usually installed by default.
+    // Second, try common defaults.
+    // Finally, try x11 compatibility terminals.
     let terminals = [
         // commonly used for riced systems
         ("alacritty", vec!["-e"]),
         ("kitty", vec![]),
-        // minimalistic terminals for constrained systems
         ("foot", vec![]),
-        ("urxvt", vec!["-e"]),
-        ("xterm", vec!["-e"]),
+        // the user's default terminal in Debian/Ubuntu
         ("x-terminal-emulator", vec!["-e"]),
         // default installs for the most common distros
         ("xfce4-terminal", vec!["-e"]),
-        ("gnome-terminal", vec!["--"]),
+        ("gnome-terminal", vec!["-e"]),
         ("konsole", vec!["-e"]),
+        // x11-compatibility terminals
+        ("urxvt", vec!["-e"]),
+        ("xterm", vec!["-e"]),
     ];
 
     for (terminal_cmd, args) in &terminals {