There are no release files for this package. So, you need to compile it from GitHub.Make sure you have git and essential build tools like make installed. Then use the following commands to proceed:./genact-file-name
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2. Cmatrix
I found it cool enough to watch someone, often portrayed as a hacker, use the Linux terminal, especially in the movies. What if I try to become one of the super cool hackers from the Hollywood movies? 😎
1. genact
Sneakers recreates the movie clip for you. Once the command completes printing encrypted characters, press any key to start the decrypting effect.
chmod +x ./genact-file-name
You can install the Cool Retro Term terminal emulator application on Ubuntu using the command:Here, I have shared the ones that I tried to make myself look like a hacker to anyone who observes me when I use the computer 😄Hollywood is that command which will make others think that your system has been hacked my someone.cat agatha.txt | nms -a
sudo apt install cmatrix
Do not forget to right-click on the terminal and explore the settings. There are more effects waiting!
Next, execute it using:Do you often feel like all you do in the terminal is run update commands, with nothing impressive to show off? Don’t worry—genact is here for you! You can use CTRL+C to exit the terminal after running these tools.Now that I’m older, I’m no longer fooled by those movie skits 😌 But, I’m still a kid at heart, and I want others to think that I am a secretive hacker when they see me using the terminal.If I can feel like a hacker with these tools, you can too! Let’s give them a try! Cmatrix command running in terminal. Running genact in a terminalRunning genact in a terminal💡When it comes to Linux terminal tools, there are endless options from various individual developers. Did you ever use the Ping command to check whether you have an active internet connection? Or to check whether a site is up and running?Sometimes the feeling of a hacker or a whiz comes from retro tools. This is one of the super cool terminal emulators that helps achieve what we want here. Bpytop is a htop alternative that prints system information neatly. You can use this command to make someone think that you’re monitoring super serious aspects of your computer.If you downloaded the binary, open a terminal in the downloaded directory, and give the file execution permission with the following command:You can experiment with it to show different colors as well! This is not a regular text editor, where you will code swiftly, but a cool fancy text editor, that gives a festive party vibe while you write something. It will burst a huge text and animation effects on your terminal, where regular keyboard entries will do nothing. For a minute, I forgot I had to stop it to continue writing the article, it looked so cool! 😎No More secrets will show an encrypt/decrypt effect for everything piped into it. It tries to recreate the famous data decryption effect seen on screen in the 1992 hacker movie Sneakers.You can grab an executable binary from the official website. And, extract the tar file and double-click on the file to start the editor.sudo apt install bpytop
git clone https://github.com/bartobri/no-more-secrets.git
cd ./no-more-secrets
make nms
make sneakers
sudo make install
5. No More Secrets
sudo apt install gping
No More Secrets
cmatrix
7. gping
sudo apt install hollywood
4. TEXTREME
8. Bpytop
To install it, use the command:You can also choose to explore some terminal emulators or system monitoring tools to have fun with:This little command will fill package download, network and other entries to your terminal. Those watching will think you are compiling some great programs.
To install hollywood on Ubuntu, use the command:The ping command is just a text command, where you need to look at the values to get the picture. You can do the same, but have some aesthetically pleasing outputs (graph) using gping.sudo apt install cool-retro-term
💬 What is your favorite on the list? Do you have some fun tools that I missed listing here? Do share your thoughts in the comments below.
