Instead of using fbcon (the default, in-kernel framebuffer-based terminal emulator), use fbterm (a userspace framebuffer terminal emulator, which supports backgrounds) with fbv as specified in the fbterm man page.
It looks like there’s also a patch, fbcondecor, to add background support to fbcon, but it’s not in vanilla kernel.
Don’t just get linux and think you’re part of the crew…
You use Mint? Ugh all I use is Arch, GUI is so slow. As they’re looking like they’re hacking the matrix to change their wallpaper.
how would they change their wallpaper if they only use cli?
Instead of using fbcon (the default, in-kernel framebuffer-based terminal emulator), use
fbterm(a userspace framebuffer terminal emulator, which supports backgrounds) withfbvas specified in thefbtermman page.It looks like there’s also a patch, fbcondecor, to add background support to fbcon, but it’s not in vanilla kernel.
You make one from ascii!