Comments on: More terminal programs you should be using … like a pro http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/more-terminal-programs-you-should-be-using-like-a-pro/ K.Mandla's blog of Linux experiences Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:32:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: JaiZ http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/more-terminal-programs-you-should-be-using-like-a-pro/#comment-36618 JaiZ Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:51:50 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/more-terminal-programs-you-should-be-using-like-a-pro/#comment-36618 oh ok thanks K.Mandla. i'm kinda new at this, I decided to download the matrix background for GNOME and now it works perfectly. oh ok thanks K.Mandla. i’m kinda new at this, I decided to download the matrix background for GNOME and now it works perfectly.

]]> By: K.Mandla http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/more-terminal-programs-you-should-be-using-like-a-pro/#comment-36613 K.Mandla Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:08:36 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/more-terminal-programs-you-should-be-using-like-a-pro/#comment-36613 JaiZ: That's the normal behavior -- cmatrix is intended to run as a terminal application, so it won't behave like a "screensaver" in the conventional sense. On the other hand, you could start a borderless terminal session, set it to a fully transparent background, then force it to the bottom layer of your desktop and run cmatrix there. It wouldn't be absolutely perfect that way, but it would work. JaiZ: That’s the normal behavior — cmatrix is intended to run as a terminal application, so it won’t behave like a “screensaver” in the conventional sense.

On the other hand, you could start a borderless terminal session, set it to a fully transparent background, then force it to the bottom layer of your desktop and run cmatrix there. It wouldn’t be absolutely perfect that way, but it would work.

]]> By: JaiZ http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/more-terminal-programs-you-should-be-using-like-a-pro/#comment-36612 JaiZ Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:48:11 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/more-terminal-programs-you-should-be-using-like-a-pro/#comment-36612 I downloaded cmatrix from the synaptic package installer, and opened it with the terminal using "cmatrix". It opened the program but directly on the terminal instead of on the screen. then i tried putting "cmatrix -sabl -u 2" but it proceeded to do the same thing, except this time it would stop showing the animation. does anyone know what i can do to make it come out on the desktop, and not on the terminal menu? I downloaded cmatrix from the synaptic package installer, and opened it with the terminal using “cmatrix”. It opened the program but directly on the terminal instead of on the screen. then i tried putting “cmatrix -sabl -u 2″ but it proceeded to do the same thing, except this time it would stop showing the animation. does anyone know what i can do to make it come out on the desktop, and not on the terminal menu?

]]> By: mardson http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/more-terminal-programs-you-should-be-using-like-a-pro/#comment-36550 mardson Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:39:19 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/more-terminal-programs-you-should-be-using-like-a-pro/#comment-36550 so i exported the BROWSER var when i called the app and it used firefox just fine: BRWOSER=/usr/bin/firefox raggle done :) so i exported the BROWSER var when i called the app and it used firefox just fine:

BRWOSER=/usr/bin/firefox raggle

done :)

]]> By: zmjjmz http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/more-terminal-programs-you-should-be-using-like-a-pro/#comment-36544 zmjjmz Sun, 22 Jun 2008 01:30:16 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/more-terminal-programs-you-should-be-using-like-a-pro/#comment-36544 splitvt will split a tty in two. You can use irssi to IM and update Twitter along with IRC. http://mostlycli.blogspot.com/2008/02/perfect-irssi-configuration-or-3-apps.html splitvt will split a tty in two.
You can use irssi to IM and update Twitter along with IRC.
http://mostlycli.blogspot.com/2008/02/perfect-irssi-configuration-or-3-apps.html

]]> By: Kyle Keen http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/more-terminal-programs-you-should-be-using-like-a-pro/#comment-36495 Kyle Keen Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:28:36 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/more-terminal-programs-you-should-be-using-like-a-pro/#comment-36495 A few goodies the other commenters have missed: dtvm - another console window manager, but tiling (instead of overlapping) sup - awesome new mail client ncmatrix - like cmatrix, but based on network activity moc - two pane music player that supports every codec ever. Best streaming support I've seen. Sometimes called mocp. clockywonk - a very pretty analog clock It is silly, but I don't think anyone has mentioned using the ascii-art mode in mplayer yet. With how poor youtube looks, it isn't that much of a step down :-) A few goodies the other commenters have missed:

dtvm - another console window manager, but tiling (instead of overlapping)

sup - awesome new mail client

ncmatrix - like cmatrix, but based on network activity

moc - two pane music player that supports every codec ever. Best streaming support I’ve seen. Sometimes called mocp.

clockywonk - a very pretty analog clock

It is silly, but I don’t think anyone has mentioned using the ascii-art mode in mplayer yet. With how poor youtube looks, it isn’t that much of a step down :-)

]]> By: JAM http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/more-terminal-programs-you-should-be-using-like-a-pro/#comment-36484 JAM Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:58:05 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/more-terminal-programs-you-should-be-using-like-a-pro/#comment-36484 cmatrixx is really cool :D try aafire... sudo apt-get install aafire thats pretty neat too (y) JAM cmatrixx is really cool :D
try aafire…

sudo apt-get install aafire
thats pretty neat too (y)

JAM

]]> By: What you get for free « Motho ke motho ka botho http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/more-terminal-programs-you-should-be-using-like-a-pro/#comment-35923 What you get for free « Motho ke motho ka botho Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:36:32 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/more-terminal-programs-you-should-be-using-like-a-pro/#comment-35923 [...] combine these with a few highly polished console programs, and your system will run like greased lightning, even if it looks like [...] [...] combine these with a few highly polished console programs, and your system will run like greased lightning, even if it looks like [...]

]]> By: PCMan http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/more-terminal-programs-you-should-be-using-like-a-pro/#comment-35667 PCMan Sat, 15 Mar 2008 08:12:48 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/more-terminal-programs-you-should-be-using-like-a-pro/#comment-35667 "cmus" is awesome, too. It's a curse-based music player which is cool, lightweight, and fully functional. “cmus” is awesome, too.
It’s a curse-based music player which is cool, lightweight, and fully functional.

]]> By: fred http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/more-terminal-programs-you-should-be-using-like-a-pro/#comment-35362 fred Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:29:28 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/more-terminal-programs-you-should-be-using-like-a-pro/#comment-35362 you need to add figlet!!! :) its a fun toy. you need to add figlet!!! :) its a fun toy.

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