Install Screenfetch and customize your terminal

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It has already been commented on many occasions all the customization possibilities that Linux has, and that range from the graphical environment of the operating system itself to the terminal. Normally, the terminal emulator that Ubuntu includes usually allows some customization, but some third-party applications such as Terminator allow us to change from the background image to the font colors.

However, regardless of the emulator we are using, we can always add a little touch of personality using Screenfetch. Basically, Screenfetch is a small script what can we install for add Ubuntu logo or any distribution that we are using to the terminal -in my case Linux Mint-. This is not complicated, but for newcomers to Linux it is always good to remember this kind of thing.

The installation process It is very simpleIt is about following a small step and from there you will be able to have the logo of your terminal presiding over each session of the text environment that you start. To install Screenfetch on Ubuntu open a terminal and run these commands:

wget https://raw.github.com/KittyKatt/screenFetch/master/screenfetch-dev

chmod +x screenfetch-dev

./screenfetch-dev

Once we have finished running the script all we have to do is close the terminal and reopen it, and if everything has gone correctly we should see the logo of our distribution presiding over our session in text mode. This not only works for the emulator of the graphical environment, since if we open a TTY we should obtain the same result.

As you have already seen, installing Screenfetch and having it working is very simple and not difficult. In addition, it is a very attractive customization element that always looks good and gives a little touch of distinction to our terminal every time we open it. If you dare to try it, leave us a comment with your experience.


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  1.   Hell hammer said

    every time we must put ./screenfetch-dev ???

  2.   Walte paterno said

    Any way to edit the file to put the screen data in Spanish?