diff -ura orig/app/src/lib/shells/linux.ts new/app/src/lib/shells/linux.ts
--- orig/app/src/lib/shells/linux.ts	2017-11-16 13:55:35.000000000 -0800
+++ new/app/src/lib/shells/linux.ts	2017-11-17 05:27:59.832386000 -0800
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@
 export enum Shell {
   Gnome = 'GNOME Terminal',
   Tilix = 'Tilix',
+  Urxvt = 'URxvt',
 }

-export const Default = Shell.Gnome
+export const Default = Shell.Urxvt

 export function parse(label: string): Shell {
+
   if (label === Shell.Gnome) {
     return Shell.Gnome
   }
@@ -19,6 +21,10 @@
     return Shell.Tilix
   }

+  if (label === Shell.Urxvt) {
+    return Shell.Urxvt
+  }
+
   return Default
 }

@@ -32,6 +38,8 @@
       return getPathIfAvailable('/usr/bin/gnome-terminal')
     case Shell.Tilix:
       return getPathIfAvailable('/usr/bin/tilix')
+    case Shell.Urxvt:
+      return getPathIfAvailable('/usr/bin/urxvt')
     default:
       return assertNever(shell, `Unknown shell: ${shell}`)
   }
@@ -40,9 +48,10 @@
 export async function getAvailableShells(): Promise<
   ReadonlyArray<IFoundShell<Shell>>
 > {
-  const [gnomeTerminalPath, tilixPath] = await Promise.all([
+  const [gnomeTerminalPath, tilixPath, urxvtPath] = await Promise.all([
     getShellPath(Shell.Gnome),
     getShellPath(Shell.Tilix),
+    getShellPath(Shell.Urxvt),
   ])

   const shells: Array<IFoundShell<Shell>> = []
@@ -54,6 +63,10 @@
     shells.push({ shell: Shell.Tilix, path: tilixPath })
   }

+  if (urxvtPath) {
+    shells.push({ shell: Shell.Urxvt, path: urxvtPath })
+  }
+
   return shells
 }

@@ -61,6 +74,11 @@
   shell: IFoundShell<Shell>,
   path: string
 ): Promise<void> {
+  if (shell.shell === Shell.Urxvt) {
+    const commandArgs = ['-cd', path]
+    await spawn(shell.path, commandArgs)
+  }
+
   const commandArgs = ['--working-directory', path]
   await spawn(shell.path, commandArgs)
 }