The times of the famous Tamagotchi are long gone, although now the small device of Japanese origin threatens to return. But if you want to have a nice pet in your GNU / Linux distribution, even if it is of little use, simply as a hobby, you can count on it oneko program.
Surely if you were Windows users and have used Microsoft Office you will remember Clipo and other pets or assistants that appeared on the screen. Well, Oneko intends to do something similar on your Linux desktop, allowing choose between several pets, like a cat, a dog, etc.
What can be done with it? Well, really wasting time, but if you are one of those who like to spend those dead times looking at shrews, with oneko you can waste your time in a somewhat more entertaining way with friendly kittens or dogs that chase the cursor and do other types of animations.
This little app called Oneko it can be easily installed using your usual package manager. For example, for Debian / Ubuntu and derivatives, you can use:
sudo apt-get install oneko
If you have other distros, it will be done in a similar way, with the corresponding package manager, although it is also available in some software centers or app stores. If you are not one of those who like to use the terminal for installations and you prefer to do it graphically.
To use it is as simple as run any of these commands:
oneko oneko -tora oneko -dog oneko -rv man oneko
The first can show the conventional cat, while the second shows a tabby cat if you prefer, or the third for a very friendly puppy, or a black cat with the next if you are not superstitious. The last command will show you the manual of this program, so that you can see all the available options and get help about how oneko works.
Thanks. Installed. It's very funny