PonyMirrors/ponysay
1
0
Fork 0
mirror of https://github.com/erkin/ponysay.git synced 2024-11-21 20:18:00 +01:00
Code Issues Projects Releases Packages Wiki Activity

Merge pull request #256 from ngyikp/document-wsl

Browse source 
Document Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) support.

Signed-off-by: ngyikp
Signed-off-by: Pablo Lezaeta Reyes <prflr88@gmail.com>
This commit is contained in:
Pablo Lezaeta Reyes [pˈaβ̞lo lˌe̞θaˈeta rˈejɛ] 2017-05-28 16:30:49 -04:00 committed by GitHub
commit be3c9876fc
2 changed files with 13 additions and 10 deletions
Show stats Download patch file Download diff file Expand all files Collapse all files

18
README.md
View file

@ -47,6 +47,16 @@ The package is available in OpenSuSe 13.2 and Factory since 6th april 2014, if y
#### Mac OS X (OSX)
A `ponysay` [Homebrew](https://github.com/mxcl/homebrew) formula is available.
#### Microsoft™ Windows®
[¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯](http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/266/d/e/shrugpony_firefly_by_imaplode-d4aqtvx.png)
You could either run ponysay on:
* Cygwin
* [Windows Subsystem for Linux](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/commandline/wsl/about) (more compatible)
Make sure you install the latest Windows updates to [enable true colour console support](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/commandline/2016/09/22/24-bit-color-in-the-windows-console/), then follow the install instructions for Ubuntu in a bash console.
### Print a pony fortune upon terminal startup
This requires the `fortune` utility to be installed. It can install be from the distribution's repositories (might be named `fortune-mod`).
@ -85,14 +95,6 @@ fi
Read the PDF or info manual for more information.
Installation on Microsoft™ Windows®
-----------------------------------
[¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯](http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/266/d/e/shrugpony_firefly_by_imaplode-d4aqtvx.png)
Ponysay runs on Cygwin and GNU/NT (a.k.a. Ubuntu on Windows),
however the Windows's Bash on Ubuntu on Windows terminal does
support xterm-256color colours.
Dependencies
------------

5
manuals/ponysay.texinfo
View file

@ -2616,8 +2616,9 @@ fonts in Windows 8; Consolas 10pt, and larger, can be used for almost perfect
ponies (they may be just a little distorted on the height), however Consolas
is only able print the ASCII based balloons.
Ponysay also runs on Ubuntu on Windows, but the terminal's colour support
leaves something to be desired.
Ponysay also runs on Windows Subsystem for Linux, be sure to install the
latest Windows updates to enable true colour console support, then follow the
install instructions for Ubuntu in a bash console.