Take a swim at your Linux terminal with asciiquarium

We’re now nearing the top of our 24-day-long Linux command-line toys introduction calendar. Just one week left after at this time!. If that is your first go to to the sequence, you could be asking your self what a command-line toy even is. We’re figuring that out as we go, however usually, it could possibly be a sport, or any easy diversion that helps you might have enjoyable on the terminal.

Some of you should have seen varied choices from our calendar earlier than, however we hope there’s at the very least one new factor for everybody.

Today’s choice is a fishy one. Say good day to asciiquarium, an undersea journey to your terminal. I discovered asciiquarium in my Fedora repositories, so putting in it was so simple as:

$ sudo dnf set up asciiquarium

If you are operating a distinct distribution, chances are high it is packaged for you too. Just run asciiquarium at your terminal to really feel completely satisfied as a clam. The venture has been translated exterior of the terminal as properly, with screensavers of all the aquatic buddies being made for a number of non-Linux working programs, and even an Android reside wallpaper model is floating round on the market.

Visit the asciiquarium homepage for extra data or to obtain the Perl supply code. The venture is open supply below a GPL model 2 license. And if you wish to study extra about how open supply, open information, and open science are making a distinction within the precise oceans, take a second to go study in regards to the Ocean Health Index.

Do you might have a favourite command-line toy that you just assume I must profile? We’re operating out of time, however I would nonetheless love to listen to your solutions. Let me know within the feedback beneath, and I am going to test it out. And let me know what you considered at this time’s amusement.

Be positive to take a look at yesterday’s toy, Schedule a visit with the Emacs psychiatrist, and are available again tomorrow for an additional!