[bitsnpcs]

Hold down Ctrl and Alt keys and press t (Ctrl Alt + t)
copy/paste (or type) in to your terminal -
Enter your password when asked.

Code:

sudo apt-get install toilet

Examples

Code:

toilet --help

For a quick start to begin with you can use the commands in the above images and just change "bitsnpcs" in command to your nym.

[bitsnpcs]

Hold down Ctrl and Alt keys and press t (Ctrl Alt + t)

Copy/paste (or type) in to your terminal -

Code:

while true; do echo "$(date '+%D %T' | toilet -f term -F border --metal)"; sleep 1; done

To exit - Hold down Ctrl key and press C (Ctrl+C)

An example




Here is the rainbow version, output colours have higher contrast.

Code:

while true; do echo "$(date +'%D %T' | toilet -f term -F border --gay)"; sleep 1; done

[justme2]

Am I the only one who thought this thread was going to be about locating 'safe and clean' public toilets (bathrooms, washrooms, or whatever you may call them) ! I had to google 'linux toilets' to find the answer.

;D ;D ;D

[valtam]

I would prefer a different title, I am not without a sense of humour for the record

[justme2]

I would prefer a different title, I am not without a sense of humour for the record

It wasn't meant as criticism of the title, by the way! But it can be confusing, I wonder if was humour on the part of the OP. Maybe toilet is not understood in other languages but I discovered that it's a linux acronym.

[bitsnpcs]

I would prefer a different title, I am not without a sense of humour for the record

Title changed