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@@ -9,11 +9,14 @@ Installation on Linux (or other Unix) First of all, you need `cowsay` from your local repositories. Obtain it from [here](http://www.nog.net/~tony/warez/cowsay.shtml) if you wish to compile it yourself. +This is often sufficient, but if is not you may be missing one of the standard packages: bash, coreutils or sed. [Download](https://github.com/erkin/ponysay/downloads) or clone the project. -In the terminal, `cd` into the ponysay directory and `make install`. +In the terminal, `cd` into the ponysay directory and `make && make install`. -This will install ponysay into the $PREFIX (`/usr` by default, meaning you may need to make as root). +This will install ponysay into the $PREFIX (`/usr` by default, meaning you may need to `make install` as root, e.g. `sudo make install`). + +If either `make` or `make install` fails you be missing one of the standard packages: gcc, gzip, make or coreutils In order to use ponysay, run: @@ -25,7 +28,7 @@ Or if you have a specific pony in your mind: ### Pony fortune on terminal startup -This requires that you have the `fortune` utility installed. You can install it from your repositories or just fetch the source code from [here](ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/games/amusements/fortune/). +This requires that you have the `fortune` utility installed. You can install it from your repositories (may be namned `fortune-mod`) or just fetch the source code from [here](ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/games/amusements/fortune/). You can try [this](http://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlelinux/comments/srixi/using_ponysay_with_a_ponified_fortune_warning/) script or [ponypipe](https://github.com/maandree/ponypipe) to ponify fortunes. |