10 Fun Terminal Commands for Linux

These are some fun terminal commands to entertain you.

COWSAY

First install cowsay using apt command.

$ sudo apt-get install cowsay

With cowsay you can make the cow say(print) anything you want.

You can use other animals instead of cow. There are dragons, koalas etc.

STEAM LOCOMOTIVE

First install sl using apt

$ sudo apt-get install sl

With the sl command, a steam locomotive would run across your terminal from right to left.

FIGLET

Install figlet using apt command:

$ sudo apt-get install figlet

Use figlet to draw ASCII banners.

FORTUNE

Install fortune using apt command:

$ sudo apt-get install fortune

Use fortune to generate random quote or fortune for the day.

You can use the cowsay with the fortune command.

STAR WARS

A star wars text animation is broadcasted on towel.blinkenlights.nl. You can see it in the terminal by telnetting to this server

$ telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl

MATRIX

Install cmatrix using apt command and run it to see the matrix effect in your terminal

$ sudo apt-get install cmatrix

FACTOR

The factor command will print out the prime factors of that number.

XCOWSAY

Xcowsay is gui version of cowsay. Install it using apt command:

$ sudo apt-get install xcowsay

XEYES

It is a GUI program that draws a pair of eyes on the screen which follow your mouse cursor.

ASCIIVIEWER

Install AsciiViewer from apt command:

$ sudo apt-get install aview

Convert any image into ascii art using this command

$ asciiview penguin.png -driver curses

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AAFIRE

Install it using following command.

$ apt-get install libaa-bin

Use command "aafire" to run it

RIG
Install it using apt:

$ apt-get install rig

Rig generates random and fake IDs