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

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.

What's the command in git bash ??