Figlet & Lolcat in Linux – Customise Terminal Effects

Figlet and Lolcat are fun terminal tools that help you create stylish and colorful text in Terminal. Figlet converts normal text into big ASCII banners, and Lolcat adds rainbow colors to the output. You can use them to make your terminal look cool or create eye-catching text for screenshots and videos.

Installation Commands

Update and upgrade packages:

apt update && apt upgrade -y

Install Figlet:

apt install figlet -y

Install Lolcat:

pkg install ruby -y && gem install lolcat

Usage Commands

Create simple text banner:

figlet Hello

Add colors using Lolcat:

figlet Hello | lolcat

Write custom message:

figlet "Yo Yo" | lolcat

Use different fonts:

figlet -f slant Hello | lolcat

List all available fonts:

showfigfonts

Use random colors:

figlet Linux Distro | lolcat -a

Change color speed:

figlet Linux Distro | lolcat -p 0.5

Center align text:

figlet -c Hello Linux | lolcat

Adjust text width:

figlet -w 100 Hello Linux | lolcat

Reverse rainbow colors:

figlet Hello Linux | lolcat -r

Use custom color seed:

figlet Hello Linux | lolcat -s 10

Add delay animation:

figlet Hello Linux | lolcat -d 100

Combine multiple words:

echo "Welcome to Linux Distro" | figlet | lolcat

Create multi-line banner:

figlet -f big "Linux Tools" | lolcat

Pipe any command output:

ls | lolcat

Show system info in color:

uname -a | figlet | lolcat

Combine with date:

date | figlet | lolcat

Show system name:

uname -a | lolcat

Add banner in terminal startup:

nano ~/.bashrc

Add this line:

figlet "Welcome" | lolcat

Save and restart Termux.

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