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How to have some fun using the terminal.

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. Install figlet [3] via : sudo apt-get install figlet
  4. Make sure you have Ruby installed via : ruby -v
  5. Install the lolcat [2] via : gem gem install lolcat
  6. (option) Add to .bash_profile and/or .bashrc
$ echo "This is a banner" | figlet | lolcat
$ fortune | cowsay | lolcat
$ git log -1 | cowsay -f dragon-and-cow | lolcat

OSX users can have fun too

  1. Make sure you have HomeBrew [9] installed via: brew -v
  2. Install cowsay [0] via : brew install cowsay
  3. Install fortune [1] via : brew install fortune
  4. Install figlet [1] via : brew install figlet
  5. Make sure you have Ruby installed via : ruby -v
  6. Install the lolcat [2] via : gem gem install lolcat or brew install lolcat
  7. (option) Add to .bash_profile and/or .bashrc

See also:

lolcat preview

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