linux_fun.md

Linux fun-o-matic

How to have some fun using the terminal.

1. Install cowsay [0] via : sudo apt-get install cowsay
2. Install fortune [1] via : sudo apt-get install fortune
3. Make sure you have Ruby installed via : ruby -v
4. Install the lolcat [2] via : gem gem install lolcat
5. Profit!

$ fortune | cowsay | lolcat
$ git log -1 | cowsay -f dragon-and-cow | lolcat

• [0] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowsay
• [1] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortune_(Unix)
• [2] - http://github.com/busyloop/lolcat

OSX fun-o-matic

OSX users can have fun too

1. Make sure you have HomeBrew installed via: brew -v
2. Install cowsay [0] via : brew install cowsay
3. Install fortune [1] via : brew install fortune
4. Make sure you have Ruby installed via : ruby -v
5. Install the lolcat [2] via : gem gem install lolcat
6. Profit!

Thanks!

Just add a comment people who are using new macOS, fot step 5, you can use

sudo gem install -n /usr/local/bin lolcat

to install.

You can also use:
brew install lolcat