Fun Things to Do in the Terminal

Despite the seriousness of an operating system, the Linux community are certainly no strangers to a bit of fun. Over the years, the developers have created and inserted all manner of quirky and entertaining elements into the Terminal.

Mastering Linux Fun Things to Do in the Terminal Despite the seriousness of an operating system, the Linux community are certainly no strangers to a bit of fun. Over the years, the developers have created and inserted all manner of quirky and entertaining elements into the Terminal. TERMINAL FUN All these commands are Linux-based, so not only can you use them on the Raspberry Pi but also on any of the Debian-based Linux distributions. STEP 1 The first command we’re going to use is sl, it’s not installed by default so enter: sudo apt-get install sl. The command can be run with sl and when executed displays a Steam Locomotive travelling across the screen (hence ‘sl’). Entering: LS (note the upper case) also works. STEP 2 Fans of Star Wars…

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