I didn't know about these fun commands until just now ... (figlet and toilet packages would need to be installed). You could add commands to ~/.bashrc file to say display a banner everytime the terminal is opened similar to this:- echo 'echo "Welcome to"' >> ~/.bashrc echo 'toilet -f mono12 -F metal Ubuntu' >> ~/.bashrc Type toilet -F list to get a list of the available filters. Type figlist to list figlet fonts and control files.