Convert Images To Cool ASCII Art Using This Command Line Tool In Linux Mint/Ubuntu
ASCII art looks pretty awesome as it only uses text characters to form an image. Here is a command-line cool tool that can directly convert images into colorful ASCII art and display it in the Terminal: img2txt.
To install and use it in Linux Mint/Ubuntu:
Open Terminal and first install caca-utils
sudo apt install caca-utils
Next, install the img2txt package and its dependencies:
sudo apt install...
Display The Matrix Code Right From Within Linux Mint / Ubuntu Terminal
One of the earlier articles described how to get the Hollywood style hacker screen effects along with Mission Impossible tune from within the Linux Terminal.
There is one more cool utility that can simulate the famous screen of falling characters from the cult classic movie The Matrix .
Here is how to install and use it from Linux Mint/Ubuntu Terminal :
Open Terminal and first install...
Transform Your Linux Mint/Ubuntu Terminal Into A Geek Screen Just Like In The Movies
If you are looking to play with Linux Mint/Ubuntu Terminal, hollywood is a fun utility to install. It is a geeky eye candy that displays scrolling split screen output from random commands just as in those hacker/geek movies.
To install it :
sudo apt install hollywood
Once installed, simply run it :
hollywood
The Terminal will now be filled with lots of output among different split screens and will...