Every day we work with a multitude of programs that we need to use in our day to day with the PC, whether with one operating system or another
These programs are very useful to us for multiple tasks, but at the same time they include some surprises. Therefore in these lines we are going to talk about some curious Linux Easter eggs that you can try as a curiosity.
And we must bear in mind that practically from the beginning of software development, its creators have included so-called Easter eggs many times. These are incorporated in a more or less hidden way in their projects to surprise their users when the time comes. This is something that happens both in operating systems and in the programs that we have installed on our computers.
What are the easter eggs that we see in the software
First of all, what we must be clear at first is what these elements that we see in software solutions really are. Well, when we talk about Easter Eggs in programs or systems, we are actually referring to hidden functions that the development team has implemented. All this is carried out so that users can find them sooner or later.
In this way we could say that in some cases Easter eggs could be considered as little jokes or signs of identity that developers hide in their projects. In order to find them, we can access them through a series of somewhat complex steps, sometimes not so much. These steps actually allow us to open these Easter Eggs, something that is extended to the Linux system, as we will see.
Therefore, once we are more or less clear about what we are talking about with these curious elements, we are going to show you some of them. These are found on computers based on the Linux operating system. Specifically, and to give you an idea, these that we mention now have been tested in the popular Ubuntu distribution in version 20.10.
Easter eggs that we can find in Linux
For a Linux user, the terminal or command line is a very useful and important tool in their day-to-day life. In fact many tasks are carried out from here on Linux, but this element is not always as boring as it might seem at first. We tell you this because from the terminal, we can use commands with which to access the Linux Easter Eggs that we have talked about.
Say that this terminal, for example, we can open it with the key combination Ctrl + Alt + T
Cowsay
Say that firstly, the Cowsay command draws small animals using ascii in the terminal. It is not very graphic but the drawing is curious. For this we have to use the command $ sudo apt install cowsay In this way, the cow that will appear can tell us what we want, for example with the command $ cowsay "Hello".
Steam locomotive
In the event that we also want to find a locomotive in the Linux terminal, we can make use of this other command: $ sudo apt install sl Next, we just have to type the command $ sl - Steam Locomotive for a locomotive in ascii flick our terminal screen from side to side.
Toilet
In the event that what you want is to design your own banner in the Linux terminal, you can use $ sudo apt install cowsay Once the installation process is finished, we can design the desired banner, for example with the $ command Toilet Hello
Figlet
We can do something similar to what we saw in the previous case with the Figlet command, so we installed it with $ sudo apt install figlet beforehand. Then we just have to use the command followed by the text that we want to display on the screen, for example $ Figlet hello
Fortune
Changing the third, through the Fortune command, we will have the possibility of seeing on the screen a random appointment that gives us encouragement. Of course, we will see this in English. For all this we only have to type in the terminal the command $ fortune -s
Cmatrix
You are a fan of the Matrix movie or its protagonist Neo, well here is a Linux easter egg that you will love. To do this, all you have to do is run the command $ sudo apt install cmatrix
Rev
Another easter egg that we can find in this open source operating system is through the $ rev command. By typing this, all those terms that we write below will be turned around, you just have to try it.
Moo
This is another simple Linux easter egg that just by typing the command $ apt moo
Star wars
This Easter egg that we will talk about next, is not really a command, but a text animation emitted by a remote server. It can be reproduced within the terminal. To do this, the only thing we have to write on the command line is $ telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl
Date update on 2021-03-18. Date published on 2021-03-18. Category: Computer class Author: Oscar olg Fuente: softzone