<p>The pony files are <ahref="http://web.student.tuwien.ac.at/%7Ee0427417/browser-ponies/ponies.html">desktop/browser ponies</a> converted using <ahref="https://github.com/rossy2401/img2xterm">img2xterm</a>.</p>
<p>If you do not already have <code>cowsay</code> you will need to install it</p>
<pre><code>apt-get install cowsay # assuming dpkg
</code></pre>
<p><ahref="https://github.com/erkin/ponysay/downloads">Download</a> the latest project. In the terminal, <code>cd</code> into the ponysay directory and run</p>
<pre><code>sudo make
</code></pre>
<p>This will install ponysay into the $PREFIX (<code>/usr</code> by default). In order to use ponysay, run</p>
<pre><code>ponysay "I am just the cutest pony"
</code></pre>
<p>Or if you have a specific pony in your mind:</p>
<pre><code>ponysay -f pinkie "Partay!~"
</code></pre>
<h3>Pony fortune on terminal startup</h3>
<p>This requires that you have the <code>fortune</code> utility installed</p>
<pre><code>apt-get install fortune
</code></pre>
<p>You can try <ahref="http://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlelinux/comments/srixi/using_ponysay_with_a_ponified_fortune_warning/">this</a> script to ponify fortunes.</p>
<p><strong>A:</strong> The pony files are actually a bunch of selected <ahref="http://web.student.tuwien.ac.at/%7Ee0427417/browser-ponies/ponies.html">browser ponies</a> that are generated into cow files via <ahref="https://github.com/rossy2401/img2xterm">img2xterm</a>.</p>