What are "Super Cow Powers" and why doesn't my aptitude have them?
sudo aptitude help
aptitude 0.4.11.11
Usage: aptitude [-S fname] [-u|-i]
aptitude [options] <action> ...
Actions (if none is specified, aptitude will enter interactive mode):
...
This aptitude does not have Super Cow Powers.
I think it's referring to apt-get moo
:
$ apt-get moo (__) (oo) /------\/ / | || * /\---/\ ~~ ~~ ...."Have you mooed today?"...
To quote Wikipedia:
aptitude states that, unlike Advanced Packaging Tool, it "does not have Super Cow Powers". In apt-get "super cow powers" can be found by issuing the command
apt-get moo
. However, in aptitude issuing moo will give the user a prompt saying there are no easter eggs.However, by issuing
aptitude -v moo
, thenaptitude -vv moo
, and so on the user will see a series of statements telling them to go away, some ending with a picture not unlike the original apt-get easter egg. Different versions of the program have different sequences.
And, as wRAR commented, the term “Super Cow Powers” is a direct quote from apt-get --help
:
This APT has Super Cow Powers.
Not so well known, but there is also ip moo
:
_ __ ___ ___ ___
| '_ ` _ \ / _ \ / _ \
| | | | | | (_) | (_) |
|_| |_| |_|\___/ \___/
P.S. no real cows were harmed for this moo
Cows have been hidden as easter eggs in pinball games.
While inspecting around it ,just have a look at the easter-eggs