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 How to remove fortunes tfrom Your console

For version Mint 9

Fortunes is the wisecrack program that comes packaged with console.
To get rid of this irritant, go to:

Menu => Accesories => Terminal, and type the command:

gksu gedit /etc/bash.bashrc

This will open an editor window with the file /etc/bash.bashrc
Go all the way to the bottom and remove the last line:

/usr/bin/mint-fortune

Then click on Save and close the window.
That's all.
After re-opening the console there are no more wisecracks.

Comments
1 year ago	jkotesh	I'm looking for this from few days and found , i really hate this fortune,, and it occupies more space especially while opening it in small size terminal
1 year ago	miami592	Many thanks for this simple tutorial!
1 year ago	joroxrd	Thank you!
1 year ago	alleyoopster	Remove Fortunes, how would I get through the day?
1 year ago	ingvars84	On Mint 12 I clicked on Control Center in my Menu. Then click Desktop Settings and choose terminal. Here I turned of the fortune cookies...
1 year ago	linXea	personally I find 'sudo chmod -x /usr/games/fortune' much easier.
1 year ago	ianxl	Nice! - Thank you!
1 year ago	LONNIEFUTURE	Thanks thats another anoying peice gone!
1 year ago	blueXrider	never have liked cowsay
1 year ago	plume	no one should turn it off =(
1 year ago	clem	Since Mint 11: Menu->Preferences->Desktop Settings->Terminal->Show fortune cookies
1 year ago	schendstok	In Linux Mint 11 you can just change the gconf setting: gconftool-2 -s -t bool /desktop/linuxmint/terminal/show_fortunes false
2 years ago	NickJB61	I have just installed LMDE on my netbook and surprisingly this was the first bit of editing I did. Commenting out is preferable to deletion in case you change your mind.
2 years ago	jackads	Better comment the line! I'm "removing" it because it don't run properly here, but I will fix it soon, for now the line is commented. God bless your all!
2 years ago	sayan_acharjee	I don't mind having fortune but still its good to have another choice :)
2 years ago	maxmir	The main annoyance for me is that whoever added the fortune cookie call to the system bash.bashrc file never even bothered to guard it with a -x test.
2 years ago	kannabix	thanks! I prefer comment the line: # /usr/bin/mint-fortune
2 years ago	dagon	About husse: http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=90&t=47947
2 years ago	tumelo	Who is this wise guy name Husse?
2 years ago	fliteshare	Why fortunes should be eradicated from Linux: Initially I didn't mind to be presented with a quote or remark. I assumed that the writer of the software intended to entertain or possibly enlighten his/her audience with random snippets of wisdom. Until I was issued the following fortune: "Tomorrow you will die" Good thing is that I am not superstitious, however, I did decide that this example of infantile bad taste doesn't belong in a community that pertains to disseminate superior "knowledge and wisdom" amongst all humanity. That's why I will not let an opportunity to remove fortunes from a computer go by without swift and decisive action. I hope to have informed you sufficiently, Kind regards, Arend Rietkerk.
2 years ago	wanda	No because I don't know why some people are tryin' remove fortune or Husse quotes, fortune is cool, so wazzup? Husse was a very fine person who was always ready to help someone. He had a heart for Mint, so I let it stand in Honor Of Friend Husse.
2 years ago	tenlegger	In Mint 10 KDE, the file to edit is ~/.bashrc
2 years ago	Tonya	I like these fortunes very much and have no wish to remove them at all. But I agree with tdockery97 that it's good to have a choice...
2 years ago	Elisa	Remoulder advice is the best I do suppose :-) because I don't know why some people are tryin' remove fortune or Husse quotes, fortune is cool, so wazzup? :O ;-)
2 years ago	mikefreeman	Thank you! I've been trying to figure that one out for a while now. Fortunes are fun and all, but not every time I open a terminal.
2 years ago	dagon	@vimodchandran This is how I percieve it. That piece of code looks for a file named .disable-mint-fortunes in your home. If it can't find the file it will execute the fortunes part of the sequence. My /etc/bash.bashrc didn't have that line (well, it does now :P ) If you do you can simply go: cd #takes you home touch .disable-mint-fortunes #creates an empty file. no need to go sudo and you just erase the file or rename it to activate the fortunes.
2 years ago	tdockery97	Personally I think the fortunes are a nice distraction. But like everything in Linux, it's good that you have the choice whether to keep them.
2 years ago	Boringbytes	I must confess, I like the fortunes. That said, I'm sure they could get irritating if I used the console many times a day. ( the first time I saw the fortune in the console window it scared me...lol. I didnt know if it would affect my console entries or not.) Now I just enjoy them..but its good to know I can be rid of them if I ever want to be.
2 years ago	gorade	Ahhh..! What a relief! Thank you! Thank you!
2 years ago	French	This tribute to Mats Geier also known as Husse,I would say don´t touch it :),but if you do so comment the line using #,instead of removing http://www.linuxmint.com/blog/?p=1322
2 years ago	vimodchandran	Karolina, thank you very much. Instead of deleting the line "/usr/bin/mint-fortune", I hashed all the three lines which, I guess, corresponding to "fortunes" that appear on the console. This is what I did, and everything seems working fine. #if [ ! -f ~/.disable-mint-fortunes ]; then # /usr/bin/mint-fortune #fi 'am I right ? Please do guide me if am wrong.
2 years ago	morbidtourus	@ Karolina : thx for share, coz sumtime fortunes bother me @ remoulder : i like ur way to do this... thx..
2 years ago	Jac978	I promote this tutorial with comments. Please update.
2 years ago	fragus	Perhaps it is an interesting tutorial, but I must admit that I like those corny "fortunes". You have a choice of not using said "fortunes" when you install.
2 years ago	cologne	In latest editions the file ends with the lines: if [ ! -f ~/.disable-mint-fortunes ]; then /usr/bin/mint-fortune fi So a way without modifying a system file is to create an empty file with the name ".disable-mint-fortunes" in your home folder, and that´s it. And if you should change your mind, just delete this file.
2 years ago	fliteshare	How to remove fortunes from your console Fortunes is the wisecrack program that comes packaged with console. To get rid of this irritant, go to: Menu => Accesories => Terminal, and type the command: gksu gedit /etc/bash.bashrc This will open an editor window with the file /etc/bash.bashrc Go all the way to the bottom and remove the last line: /usr/bin/mint-fortune Then click on Save and close the window. That's all. After re-opening the console there are no more wisecracks. P.S. corrected for English.
3 years ago	remoulder	You might want to comment the line using # rather than removing it in case you change your mind later.

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