How to have some fun using the terminal.

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. 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

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

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

• [9] - http://brew.sh
• via - https://gist.github.com/cvrabie

See also:

• Awesome comments contributed below - thanks to everyone !
• http://www.mewbies.com/acute_terminal_fun_01_get_ascii-fied_on_the_terminal.htm
• http://www.mewbies.com/cowsay_errors_get_entire_collection_of_cows_and_more.htm
• http://www.mewbies.com/how_to_customize_your_console_login_message_tutorial.htm

5. Install the lolcat [2] via : gem gem install lolcat

sudo may be required

I'll try it tonight!

lolcat can also be installed on MacOS with brew install lolcat, so for the full install:

brew install cowsay fortune figlet lolcat

i'm dead after this

i tried to install lolcat, i got : unable to locate package install, i think i worked out that thats because i need to install ubuntu? helpp

i tried to install lolcat, i got : unable to locate package install, i think i worked out that thats because i need to install ubuntu? helpp

I was having this same issue and came across the following which resolved the issue: https://superuser.com/questions/1359633/apt-get-install-is-not-working-in-wsl

In short, all you have to do is run the following command to update:
sudo apt-get update

and then it will work! :)

macOS won't let you install gems to /usr/bin anymore, but you can tell it to write to /usr/local/bin:
sudo gem install lolcat -n /usr/local/bin

Instead of messing with the system ruby it's better to install lolcat for your current user using, gem install --user-install lolcat.
This would install in your home directory, to use the lolcat command add /home/<your-user-name>/.gem/ruby/2.7.0/bin to your path

Typo: No 4. in the OSX section says fortune instead of figlet

Some package managers don't include fortune anymore. Install it using the name fortune-mod instead.

buenas tardes como hago para instalar cowsay en gitbash en Windows 1, gracias

@AlejaEs - maybe https://github.com/kanej/Posh-Cowsay , never tried.

It can be a really basic advise however here it goes, if you get the error message "E: Unable to locate package package_name", you should try to use this command line "sudo apt update", it will update the cache and you should be able to install the package needed.