How To Turn Off Fortune Cookies In Linux Mint 11
By default, fortune cookies are enabled whenever you launch the Terminal in Linux Mint.
The newly released Linux Mint 11 ‘Katya’ provides the option of turning off these cookies whenever Terminal is launched.
To do this :
1. Go to Menu>Applications>Preferences>Desktop Settings.
2. Select Terminal tab and uncheck the option Show fortune cookies.
From now on, whenever Terminal...
How To Have Fun With Fortune Cookies In Linux Mint / Ubuntu
When using the Terminal in Linux Mint / Ubuntu, funny or at times rather enlightening messages appear at the top of the window.
These have been around for a long long time and are called electronic fortune cookies. The file that is read here is present in Linux Mint / Ubuntu at /usr/games/fortune path.
Here is a simple way to kill time and have some geeky fun, why not try to read random messages...