Is it possible to set Hyper as the default terminal?

I tried to run

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

but it doesn't show up in the list, just the default gnome one, this is in Ubuntu 20.04.

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you need to install hyper as update-alternatives first.. then you can select it from your command in the question..

I tried to install it and see.. I installed it with a deb package..

and ran which hyper

pratap@i7-6550U:~$ which hyper
/usr/local/bin/hyper
pratap@i7-6550U:~$ 

Create a script with below content and run it with root priviliges

#!/bin/bash
update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/x-terminal-emulator x-terminal-emulator /usr/local/bin/hyper 0
update-alternatives --set x-terminal-emulator /usr/local/bin/hyper

Example:

pratap@i7-6550U:~$ sudo update-alternatives --config x-terminal-emulator
[sudo] password for pratap:
There are 2 choices for the alternative x-terminal-emulator (providing /usr/bin/x-terminal-emulator). Selection Path Priority Status
------------------------------------------------------------ 0 /usr/bin/gnome-terminal.wrapper 40 auto mode 1 /usr/bin/gnome-terminal.wrapper 40 manual mode
* 2 /usr/local/bin/hyper 0 manual mode
Press <enter> to keep the current choice[*], or type selection number: 

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After reading the comments,

By tweaking the desktop-icons extension you can somewhat achieve this.

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sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/x-terminal-emulator x-terminal-emulator /opt/Hyper/hyper 50

See

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