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    • S Offline
      spblat
      last edited by

      We already have the awesome MMM-Fortune module. Are you aware there’s a “fortune” command in unix/linux? You can install it in your pi like so:

      sudo apt install fortune
      

      It was intended to present a little epigram every time you log in to a terminal, but it can also be invoked at the command line.
      Screen Shot 2020-09-23 at 1.47.19 PM.png
      I’d be inclined to replace the “Compliments” module with a module that pulls a short unix fortune using this command, updating on a configurable interval.

      Any takers? :-)

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      • Mykle1M Offline
        Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer
        last edited by Mykle1

        @spblat said in Unix Fortune:

        We already have the awesome MMM-Fortune module.

        Thank you for your kind words

        Are you aware there’s a “fortune” command in unix/linux?

        I was not.

        a module that pulls a short unix fortune using this command, updating on a configurable interval

        I put something together for you based on your request (and your kind words). User @sdetweil got the data over from the terminal to the module for me. (He’s awesome).

        I took the liberty of naming it something unique. UnixFortune wasn’t doing it for me. FortuneUnix was no better but the combination was cool. At least, I think so.

        https://github.com/mykle1/MMM-Fortunix

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          spblat
          last edited by spblat

          Epic! I’ll start playing with this. During my tests I will experiment with the “-s” and “-n” command line flags for adjusting fortune length and propose/submit updates. Thank you for putting this together!

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          • Mykle1M Offline
            Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @spblat
            last edited by

            @spblat said in Unix Fortune:

            Thank you for putting this together!

            Not a big deal. I was looking for something to play with. However, you are welcome. Enjoy the module.

            Peace!

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            • cowboysdudeC Offline
              cowboysdude Module Developer @spblat
              last edited by

              @spblat said in Unix Fortune:

              Epic! I’ll start playing with this. During my tests I will experiment with the “-s” and “-n” command line flags for adjusting fortune length and propose/submit updates. Thank you for putting this together!

              You can just fork the module and do anything you want with it :)

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                dakarx
                last edited by dakarx

                @Mykle1

                I found a small bug that causes some issues, at least when running on armbian and starting up via cron . It might be that ‘stock’ armbian isn’t properly setting up the $PATH as X starts. I tested against rasbian and this issue does not appear, and the ‘fix’ to add the full path to fortune (which really should always be done).

                node_helper.js (line 20)

                • exec(‘fortune -s’, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
                • exec(‘/usr/games/fortune -s’, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
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