Are there any ASCII animations in Linux which can be used as screen-saver ?
Answer is "Yes". There are many such ASCII screen-savers , few of them are described below. We will explain in detail how to install and use them.
1. Pipes : Best one so far ( my personal preference .
How to Install :
Open the terminal and run below commands -
1: git clone https://github.com/pipeseroni/pipes.sh.git
2: cd pipes.sh
3: sudo make install
Refer to this documentation on github for more details.
2. cmatrix : Great one.
It displays matrix movie type characters on screen.
How to install :
Run below command in your terminal.
sudo apt-get install cmatrix
How to run:
Run the command in terminal :
cmatrix -s -b
3. Termsaver : Multiple animations in one.
Text based screen saver having multiple animations like starwars, matrix, jokes4all etc.
How to install :
Run this command in terminal
sudo apt-get install termsaver
How to use :
termsaver matrix
Output of 'termsaver clock'
4. Aquarium
Installing this ascii screen-saver require a little more work..
I am leaving this on you. Follow these steps to install this screen-saver.
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