diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 961478b5..ca6307a4 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ A complete, efficient and easy-to-use manager. Create and edit connections, grou
 
 ## Developing and Building
 
-If you want to hack on and build Palette yourself, you'll need the following dependencies:
+If you want to hack on and build EasySSH yourself, you'll need the following dependencies:
 
 * libgee-0.8-dev
 * libgtk-3-dev
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 443b76e3..2a415742 100755
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ executable(
         dependency('gtk+-3.0'),
         dependency('granite'),
         dependency('json-glib-1.0'),
-        dependency('vte-2.91'),
+        dependency('vte-2.91', version: '>0.52'),
         dependency('gee-0.8'),
         meson.get_compiler('c').find_library('m', required : false)
     ],
diff --git a/snapcraft.yaml b/snapcraft.yaml
index c551ab9e..4e49a3b8 100755
--- a/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -27,35 +27,30 @@ apps:
 
 
 parts:
-    valac:
-      plugin: autotools
-      source: http://download.gnome.org/sources/vala/0.38/vala-0.38.8.tar.xz
-      build-packages:
-         - flex    
-         - bison
-         - build-essential
-         - libglib2.0-dev
-         - libgraphviz-dev
-    granite:
+    elementary:
+        plugin: nil
+        override-build: |
+              add-apt-repository -y ppa:elementary-os/stable
+              add-apt-repository -y ppa:elementary-os/os-patches
+              echo "Package: *" > /etc/apt/preferences.d/elementary-stable
+              echo "Pin: release o=LP-PPA-elementary-os-stable" >> /etc/apt/preferences.d/elementary-stable
+              echo "Pin-Priority: 1000" >> /etc/apt/preferences.d/elementary-stable
+              echo "Package: *" > /etc/apt/preferences.d/elementary-patches
+              echo "Pin: release o=LP-PPA-elementary-os-os-patches" >> /etc/apt/preferences.d/elementary-patches
+              echo "Pin-Priority: 1000" >> /etc/apt/preferences.d/elementary-patches
+              apt update
+              apt dist-upgrade -y
+    openssh:
         plugin: cmake
-        source: https://github.com/elementary/granite/archive/0.5.tar.gz
         source-type: tar
-        configflags: [-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release, -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr, -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=/usr/lib]
-        build-packages:
-            - build-essential
-            - libgee-0.8-dev
-            - libgirepository1.0-dev
-            - libgtk-3-dev
-            - cmake
-            - gobject-introspection
-
+        source: https://cloudflare.cdn.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/OpenSSH/portable/openssh-7.6p1.tar.gz
     easyssh:
         plugin: meson
         meson-parameters:
           - --prefix=/usr
         source: https://github.com/muriloventuroso/easyssh.git
         source-type: git
-        after: [valac, granite]
+        after: [elementary, desktop-gnome-platform, openssh]
         build-packages:
             - build-essential
             - intltool
diff --git a/src/Widgets/TerminalBox.vala b/src/Widgets/TerminalBox.vala
index 17f8015b..cdde50d9 100755
--- a/src/Widgets/TerminalBox.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/TerminalBox.vala
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ namespace EasySSH {
             }
             builder.append("\n");
             var cmd = builder.str;
-            term.feed_child(cmd, cmd.length + 1);
+            term.feed_child(cmd.to_utf8 ());
         }
 
         public void on_change_terminal (Vte.Terminal terminal) {
@@ -133,11 +133,13 @@ namespace EasySSH {
         }
 
         private void term_send_password() {
-            term.feed_child(dataHost.password + "\n", dataHost.password.length + 1);
+            var cmd = dataHost.password + "\n";
+            term.feed_child(cmd.to_utf8 ());
         }
 
         private void term_send(string cmd) {
-            term.feed_child(cmd + "\n", cmd.length + 1);
+            var n_cmd = cmd + "\n";
+            term.feed_child(n_cmd.to_utf8 ());
         }
 
         private void remove_tab(Granite.Widgets.Tab tab) {