--- a/bin_steam.sh
+++ b/bin_steam.sh
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ function show_message()
 		# Save the prompt in a temporary file because it can have newlines in it
 		tmpfile="$(mktemp || echo "/tmp/steam_message.txt")"
 		echo -e "$*" >"$tmpfile"
-		xterm -T "$title" -e "cat $tmpfile; echo -n 'Press enter to continue: '; read input"
+		xmessage -buttons OK:0 -file "$tmpfile"
 		rm -f "$tmpfile"
 	fi
 }
--- a/bin_steamdeps.py
+++ b/bin_steamdeps.py
@@ -447,8 +447,8 @@ def get_terminal(
              ["konsole", "--nofork", "-p", "tabtitle=" + title, "-e"]),
             ("xterm",
              ["xterm", "-bg", "#383635", "-fg", "#d1cfcd", "-T", title, "-e"]),
-            ("x-terminal-emulator",
-             ["x-terminal-emulator", "-T", title, "-e"]),
+            ("xvt",
+             ["xvt", "-T", title, "-e"]),
             # If we reach this point either 'gnome-terminal' is not available
             # or the current version is too old for the new '--wait' option.
             # Anyway we can't know for sure if '--disable-factory' option