Linux_Logo

latest version is 6.01

Read the 6.0 Announcement
Celebrating twenty-five years of linux_logo!

Here it is, my small Linux claim to fame. A few years back I saw the need for a text-based logo and sysstem information program for Linux. It started small, but the e-mail and patches from people around the world have kept me working at it until it has developed into the program you see today. Feel free to try it out.

News

I released version 6.01 on 12 July 2022.
I released version 6.0 on 9 May 2020.
I released version 5.11 on 16 November 2010.
It has a Makefile fix plus a really minor Core2 printing update.
I released version 5.10 on 19 February 2010.
It rewrites the memory detection code to handle the > 10GB case better, plus fixes Power6 support.
I released version 5.09 on 16 February 2010.
It fixes a display bug on machines with more than 100GB of memory.

Download:

linux_logo-6.01.tar.gz (120k) (Updated 12 July 2022)
If the above link fails, a much older version can be obtained from metalab: http://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/logos/penguins

Git Tree:

I have created a git development tree with full history dating back to linux_logo-0.1. It can be found here: https://github.com/deater/linux_logo

You can check out a version with this command:

git clone git://github.com/deater/linux_logo linux_logo.git

The git tree is based on .tar.gz files from my archives. Over the years I've lost some early releases. I'd greatly appreciate if anyone could provide the following:

Version 0.4 (14 July 1997)
Version 0.5 (15 July 1997)
Version 0.6 (16 July 1997)
Version 1.0 (18 July 1997) -- This was included with Debian Unstable / Hamm
Version 1.01 (25 July 1997)
Version 1.02 (5 August 1997) -- You can see the link to this on the wayback machine for http://www.glue.umd.net/~weave/vmwprod/ but no .tar.gz was archived. Would also be available on any mirror of sunsite.unc.edu from late 1997/ early 1998
Version 2.03 (9 July 1998) -- Was a devel release but someone announced it on freshmeat.
Version 2.05a/Version 2.05b
Version 2.06 (13 July 1998)

Documentation

See the README file for more info.
Read the Changelog to see what has changed.
Read the USAGE to see hints on using linux_logo.
Read the FAQ to see frequently asked questions.

Related project: "ll": Linux Logo in 20+ different Assembly Languages

Check it out here: ll page.

Screenshots

"Banner Mode" on my macbook air
(older) "Banner Mode" on my iBook, henparma ;)
The older "classic" mode still preferred by some people.

Support Files

I have collected over 1000 "/proc/cpuinfo" files over the years to test linux_logo with. This must be useful to someone besides me. The best way to gt them is probably the git tree from here:

  git clone git://github.com/deater/test_proc.git

Other Screenshots

Here are some pictures of linux_logo running on interesting machines:

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