Skip Navigation

linuxmemes @lemmy.world

Finadil @lemmy.world

4w ago

Never go full cringe

Has my motd gone too far? It loads a random ANSI catgirl from a folder. I use arch btw, server runs minimized Ubuntu Server.

30 comments

You could double the vertical resolution by using half-height blocks (U+2584) and using the background color for the upper half.
- Thanks for the suggestion, gonna look into this. I didn't want to use real images even though kitty supports them because I like the retro look and wanted it terminal agnostic for when I use termux on my phone.
  
  I gladly present you this jank.
  You might need these to compile:
  bash
  
  cargo add image cargo add clap --features derive
  And the jank itself:
- Or using sixels. For example foot supports them, and you can display one with chafa.

The real cringe is using passwords instead of keys to login.
- That is a fat L
- If your key is passwordless and sits on unencrypted storage... It may be a bad practice itself.

Catgirls aren't cringe, but ubuntu is.

It would be cringe if you were using a shared server and set this as a default for everyone or if it was interfering with something. But if you're just minding your own business I could not care less what customisations you put on your terminal as long as it isn't using excessive resources

I can't hate on ANSI art even if I'm not in to what the art is of. 🤷

Nah, I don't think so. I mean, sure, arch is a little cringe, but it's not that bad. Cool terminal, btw.

Never too far, also can you share how you did that?
- /etc/update-motd.d/01-random-art don't forget to chmod +x it and put 'art' in /usr/share/motd-art. MOTDs are limited to 80 characters wide, so don't over do it. I made image_to_ansi.py to resize and convert the images.

Needs more pixels. You use Kitty, try something like https://github.com/hpjansson/chafa to render a proper picture?
- I considered using kitty's built-in ssh kitten to display real images, but I ended up liking the retro look more.

How??? Asking for a friend...

Okaerinasaimase, goshujinsama

I thought motd could not be scripted hmmm...
- /etc/motd no, but it runs the scripts in /etc/update-motd.d/
- Never tried it, and IIRC, motd is just a text file - but does that stop you from running a systemd timer to update it every few minutes? Or, if it's your own server and there's only a single user (logging in), put a script in your profile that changes the motd for the next login?
  
  For multiple users: /etc/profile or /etc/bash.bashrc
- Some shells (e.g. fish) allow you to easily customize this.

30 comments