The latest articles on DEV Community by y.code (@anon-y). https://dev.to/anon-y https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3862614%2Ffc18d7af-23b2-4899-8a72-7261367a3f33.png https://dev.to/anon-y en y.code Sun, 05 Apr 2026 18:06:52 +0000 https://dev.to/anon-y/linux-terminal-greeter-a-lightweight-customizable-startup-greeter-for-xfce-c9f https://dev.to/anon-y/linux-terminal-greeter-a-lightweight-customizable-startup-greeter-for-xfce-c9f <p>I built a lightweight Linux startup greeter that automatically opens a terminal on login and displays:</p> <ul> <li>Dynamic, time-based greetings </li> <li>System information via <strong>neofetch</strong> </li> <li>ASCII banners using <strong>figlet + lolcat</strong> </li> <li>Customizable colors and styles</li> </ul> <p>It’s tested on XFCE-based systems (Kali Linux / Xubuntu). At the end, the terminal shows "Press Enter to exit..." </p> <p>Repo &amp; installation instructions: <a href="https://github.com/y2-code/linux-terminal-greeter" rel="noopener noreferrer">GitHub link</a> </p> <p>Demo screenshot is included in the README.</p> <p>Why I made this:</p> <p>I wanted a fun and personalized startup greeting on Linux, something that shows system info in a stylish way, without being heavy or intrusive.</p> <p>Feedback &amp; Contributions:</p> <p>Contributions are welcome! Feel free to submit issues or pull requests on GitHub to improve the project.</p> <p>Tags to add on Dev.to:<br> linux, opensource, xfce, bash, neofetch, python, terminal</p> programming beginners security automation