Description of problem: While I appreciate that util-linux includes ddate there is a gaping hole in RHEL support for low-level enterprise messaging support. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Always until I go to the trouble to install this myself. Steps to Reproduce: 1. install RHEL (any version will do) 2. update system completely 3. try to run low-level enterprise messaging utility Actual results: $ cowsay -d exchange server just fell over again -bash: cowsay: No such file or directory Expected results: $ cowsay -d exchange server just fell over again ______________________________________ < exchange server just fell over again > -------------------------------------- \ ^__^ \ (xx)\_______ (__)\ )\/\ U ||----w | || || Additional info: While I think the usefulness of this is should be obvious to all enterprise users I can provide further examples of enterprise use cases if that is desired. Please consider including cowsay in future releases of util-linux.
This is great +1 on getting it included.
Add another vote for this one!
+1 I can easily see from the original poster's example that this is indeed a vital utility that no admin should be without.
The cowsay depends on Perl ... no way to include dependence on Perl to basic system package (e.g. util-linux). Please, ask http://www.redhat.com/apps/support/ if you still insist on the cowsay. BTW, we have wall(1), write(1), printf(1) and echo(1)...
Ok, fair point on the dependency on Perl. However, I think you can see from this example how utilities like wall are so much more effective when combined with cowsay. $ cowsay -f flaming-sheep Fire Alarm\! Leave building ASAP\! | wall Broadcast message from rose (Wed Aug 15 18:04:43 2007): __________________________________ < Fire Alarm! Leave building ASAP! > ---------------------------------- \ . . . \ . . . ` , \ .; . : .' : : : . \ i..`: i` i.i.,i i . \ `,--.|i |i|ii|ii|i: UooU\.'@@@@@@`.||' \__/(@@@@@@@@@@)' (@@@@@@@@) `YY~~~~YY' || || I'll try to get a separate package, thanks Karel.
Please reimplement cowsay in C so it can be included in util-linux. I am afraid that sneaking standalone cowsay package into RHEL won't be as easy. LOL
See bug 252450 for a bug against distribution that it is not included as a standalone package, and voice your support for that there.